Synonyms for Cold
16 senses across 2 parts of speech, powered by WordNet 3.0.
Words related to "Cold" (adjective) include acold, algid, arctic, frigid, gelid.
Adjective
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
"a cold climate" "a cold room" "dinner has gotten cold" "cold fingers" "if you are cold, turn up the heat" "a cold beer"
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acoldalgidarcticfrigidgelidglacialicypolarbleakcuttingrawchillyparkycrispfrosty
extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion
"a cold unfriendly nod" "a cold and unaffectionate person" "a cold impersonal manner" "cold logic" "the concert left me cold"
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emotionlesspassionlessfrigidfrostyfrozenglacialicywintry
having lost freshness through passage of time
"a cold trail" "dogs attempting to catch a cold scent"
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stale
(color) giving no sensation of warmth
"a cold bluish grey"
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cool
marked by errorless familiarity
"had her lines cold before rehearsals started"
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perfect
lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
"moth-eaten theories about race" "stale news"
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staledustymoth-eaten
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unoriginal
so intense as to be almost uncontrollable
"cold fury gripped him"
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intense
sexually unresponsive
"was cold to his advances" "a frigid woman"
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frigid
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unloving
without compunction or human feeling
"in cold blood" "cold-blooded killing" "insensate destruction"
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cold-bloodedinhumaninsensate
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inhumane
feeling or showing no enthusiasm
"a cold audience" "a cold response to the new play"
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unenthusiastic
unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication
"the boxer was out cold" "pass out cold"
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unconscious
of a seeker; far from the object sought
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far
lacking the warmth of life
"cold in his grave"
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dead
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hot
Noun
a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
"will they never find a cure for the common cold?"
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common cold
Broader
respiratory diseasecommunicable disease
the absence of heat
"the coldness made our breath visible" "come in out of the cold" "cold is a vasoconstrictor"
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coldnesslow temperaturefrigidityfrigidness
Broader
temperaturevasoconstrictor
the sensation produced by low temperatures
"he shivered from the cold" "the cold helped clear his head"
Synonyms
coldness
Broader
temperature
Antonyms
hotness
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