Antonyms for freeze
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1. freezeverb

   Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.

   Synonyms:
   solidify

   Antonyms:
   liquify, unfreeze, defrost

Matched Categories

1. • Anesthetize
   • Behave
   • Change
   • Change State
   • Cold Weather
   • Cooling
   • Interrupt
   • Pause
   • Phase Change
   • Stand Still
   • Suffer
   • Surgery

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1. freeze, freezingnoun

   the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid

   Antonyms:
   unblock, unfreeze, boil, free, release

   Synonyms:
   frost, freezing, halt

2. freeze, frostnoun

   weather cold enough to cause freezing

   Antonyms:
   release, unblock, free, unfreeze, boil

   Synonyms:
   hoarfrost, hoar, halt, frost, freezing, rime, icing

3. freeze, haltnoun

   an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement

   "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"

   Antonyms:
   boil, unblock, release, free, unfreeze

   Synonyms:
   stay, hitch, stoppage, halt, frost, check, arrest, stop, freezing

4. freezeverb

   fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level

   "a freeze on hiring"

   Antonyms:
   boil, release, free, unfreeze, unblock

   Synonyms:
   frost, freezing, halt

5. freeze, stop deadverb

   stop moving or become immobilized

   "When he saw the police car he froze"

   Antonyms:
   release, unfreeze, boil, free, unblock

   Synonyms:
   block, stop dead, immobilize, suspend, freeze down, freeze out, immobilise

6. freezeverb

   change to ice

   "The water in the bowl froze"

   Antonyms:
   unfreeze, unblock, release, boil, free

   Synonyms:
   immobilise, freeze out, freeze down, block, stop dead, suspend, immobilize

7. freezeverb

   be cold

   "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on"

   Antonyms:
   free, unfreeze, unblock, boil, release

   Synonyms:
   immobilise, freeze out, freeze down, block, stop dead, suspend, immobilize

8. freezeverb

   cause to freeze

   "Freeze the leftover food"

   Antonyms:
   unfreeze, free, boil, release, unblock

   Synonyms:
   immobilise, freeze out, freeze down, block, stop dead, suspend, immobilize

9. freeze, suspendverb

   stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it

   "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country"

   Antonyms:
   boil, unfreeze, free, release, unblock

   Synonyms:
   block, stop dead, immobilize, set aside, suspend, freeze down, debar, freeze out, immobilise

10. freezeverb

    be very cold, below the freezing point

    "It is freezing in Kalamazoo"

    Antonyms:
    unblock, unfreeze, release, free, boil

    Synonyms:
    immobilise, freeze out, freeze down, block, stop dead, suspend, immobilize

11. freeze, freeze out, freeze downverb

    change from a liquid to a solid when cold

    "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit"

    Antonyms:
    unblock, unfreeze, free, boil, release

    Synonyms:
    block, stop dead, immobilize, suspend, freeze down, freeze out, immobilise

12. freeze, block, immobilize, immobiliseverb

    prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)

    "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"

    Antonyms:
    unfreeze, free, boil, release, unblock

    Synonyms:
    pin, block up, lug, trap, halt, obturate, suspend, jam, block off, close up, blank out, obstruct, deflect, parry, embarrass, kibosh, draw a blank, freeze down, hinder, impede, block, forget, freeze out, immobilize, stop, stuff, stymy, stop dead, blockade, immobilise, bar, occlude, barricade, choke up, stymie

13. freezeverb

    anesthetize by cold

    Antonyms:
    boil, unfreeze, release, unblock, free

    Synonyms:
    immobilise, freeze out, freeze down, block, stop dead, suspend, immobilize

14. freezeverb

    suddenly behave coldly and formally

    "She froze when she saw her ex-husband"

    Antonyms:
    boil, free, release, unfreeze, unblock

    Synonyms:
    immobilise, freeze out, freeze down, block, stop dead, suspend, immobilize

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1. freezeverb

   Synonyms:
   congeal

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. antifreeze

   to freeze something, you are making it bery cold to the point where if it was a liquid, it would be solid.

   timmy freezed the water so that he could have a nice cold water.

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

2. tremble

   Submitted by anonymous on March 1, 2020  

How to use freeze in a sentence?

1. Alex Lamers:

   We're seeing the potential for a freeze all the way down to the central Gulf Coast region, from Texas eastward, that is several weeks earlier than the average first freeze for the region, and that could have an impact on crops.

2. Andrew Schneider:

   Weird, isn't it Somehow in the dead of winter when its 40 below, so cold your words just freeze in the air, you think you'll never hear a robin's song again or see a blossom on a cherry tree, when one day you wake up and bingo, light coming through the mini blinds is softened with a tick of rose and the cold morning air has lost its bite. It's spring once again, the streets are paved with mud and the hills are alive with the sound of mosquitos.

3. Kellie Mulhollen Dumas:

   We have suffered so much, i do n’t want anyone else to go through this ; he’s going to be permanently scarred. WOMAN CLAIMS SHE NEARLY LOST LEG AFTER CONTRACTING SERIOUS INFECTION FROM PEDICURE Hookworms are known as soil-transmitted parasite worms, and typically live in the small intestine. The eggs are transmitted through feces of an infected person, and the larvae can mature into a form that can penetrate through the skin of humans. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention( CDC), hookworm infection is mainly acquired by walking barefoot on contaminated soil. While most patients do not suffer any symptoms or side effects, some may experience gastrointestinal issues. The teen allegedly felt the worms moving throughout his body after a dermatologist tried to freeze them. ( Kelli Mulhollen Dumas Facebook) In a series of graphic photos posted on Friday, Kellie Mulhollen Dumas detailed her son’s injuries and said that after four trips to the pediatrician and an appointment with a dermatologist, he has been prescribed several medicines and a steroid but the pain persists. Kelli Mulhollen Dumas Facebook -RRB- still ca n’t wear shoes and has to soak the afflicted areas in bleach water. NEW HAMPSHIRE MAN DIES AFTER YELLOW JACKET STING, WIFE SAYS.

4. Wendell Willkie:

   To suppress minority thinking and minority expression would tend to freeze society and prevent progress...Now more than ever, we must keep in the forefront of our minds the fact that whenever we take away the liberties of those we hate, we are opening the way to loss of liberty for those we love.

5. Brad Rippey:

   As nice as it feels to have temperatures in the 70s and 80s this time of year, the fact that it’s not ‘normal’ can have a profound impact on the ecosystem, even a typical spring freeze can damage commercial and back-yard fruit crops that have been pushed into blooming by late-winter warmth.

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