Synonyms for cold
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1. coldadjective

   Synonyms:
   nippy, parky, taters, brass monkeys

   Antonyms:
   hot

2. coldnoun

   Antonyms:
   hot

3. coldnoun

   Having a low temperature.

   A cold wind whistled through the trees.

   Synonyms:
   coldness, freezing, glacial, icy, unwelcoming, standoffish, frigid, chilled, unfriendly, unready, cool, distant, hostile, unprepared, aloof, chilly

   Antonyms:
   heated, warm, hot, scorching, searing, torrid, baking, boiling

4. coldadjective

   Causing the air to be cold.

   The forecast is that it will be very cold today.

   Synonyms:
   coryza, common cold, head cold, unready, freezing, glacial, standoffish, unprepared, hostile, chilled, unwelcoming, distant, cool, frigid, chilly, icy, aloof, unfriendly

5. coldadjective

   Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort.

   She was so cold she was shivering.

   Synonyms:
   standoffish, aloof, chilly, cool, glacial, unwelcoming, chilled, unready, distant, unprepared, freezing, frigid, unfriendly, hostile, icy

6. coldadjective

   Unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling.

   Synonyms:
   icy, freezing, distant, standoffish, aloof, hostile, glacial, unfriendly, unready, chilled, unwelcoming, unprepared, chilly, frigid, cool

   Antonyms:
   friendly, welcoming, amiable

7. coldadjective

   Dispassionate, not prejudiced or partisan, impartial.

   Synonyms:
   hostile, chilled, chilly, unwelcoming, distant, unready, freezing, glacial, unfriendly, frigid, unprepared, icy, cool, standoffish, aloof

8. coldadjective

   Completely unprepared; without introduction.

   He was assigned cold calls for the first three months.

   Synonyms:
   unwelcoming, chilled, frigid, aloof, glacial, unprepared, chilly, unfriendly, freezing, distant, standoffish, cool, unready, hostile, icy

   Antonyms:
   primed, ready, prepared

9. coldadjective

   Unconscious or deeply asleep; deprived of the metaphorical heat associated with life or consciousness.

   Synonyms:
   frigid, chilly, icy, distant, unprepared, unfriendly, freezing, chilled, cool, aloof, unready, standoffish, unwelcoming, glacial, hostile

10. coldadjective

    Perfectly, exactly, completely; by heart.

    Synonyms:
    cool, frigid, freezing, unready, aloof, glacial, unfriendly, unwelcoming, standoffish, distant, chilly, chilled, icy, hostile, unprepared

11. coldadjective

    Cornered, done for.

    Synonyms:
    unwelcoming, cool, freezing, chilled, distant, unfriendly, hostile, icy, standoffish, chilly, unready, aloof, glacial, unprepared, frigid

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cold

   Synonyms:
   dead, deaf, ignorant, insensible, unaware, unconscious

   Antonyms:
   advised, apprised, assured, aware, certain, certified, cognizant, conscious, informed, sensible, sure

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. cold, common coldnoun

   a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)

   "will they never find a cure for the common cold?"

   Synonyms:
   common cold, low temperature, coldness, frigidness, frigidity

   Antonyms:
   flaming, red-hot, mild, thermal, overheated, hot, fervid, imperfect, tropical, calefactive, igneous, torrid, enthusiastic, fiery, blistering, sweltry, heatable, sizzling, close, sweltering, nigh, sultry, calefactory, near, white, white-hot, baking, alive(p), calefacient, fervent, scorching, heated up, heated, humane, warm, het up, warming, stifling, blistery, sensual, het, sulphurous, conscious, tropic, calorifacient, baking hot, fresh, hottish, live, calorific, sulfurous, loving, original

2. coldness, cold, low temperature, frigidity, frigidnessnoun

   the absence of heat

   "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"

   Synonyms:
   chilliness, iciness, common cold, coolness, low temperature, frigidness, frigidity, coldness

   Antonyms:
   nigh, sizzling, tropical, heated, hot, calorific, sultry, live, hottish, scorching, torrid, fervent, loving, mild, het, heated up, tropic, conscious, humane, sulphurous, fervid, near, sweltering, baking, warming, stifling, red-hot, flaming, calorifacient, white-hot, thermal, close, original, warm, baking hot, blistery, sweltry, het up, overheated, white, heatable, fiery, alive(p), sensual, calefactive, enthusiastic, calefactory, imperfect, igneous, blistering, calefacient, sulfurous, fresh

3. cold, coldnessadjective

   the sensation produced by low temperatures

   "he shivered from the cold"; "the cold helped clear his head"

   Synonyms:
   chilliness, iciness, common cold, coolness, low temperature, frigidness, frigidity, coldness

   Antonyms:
   loving, heatable, white-hot, sulfurous, baking hot, igneous, heated, humane, enthusiastic, hot, red-hot, live, calorifacient, alive(p), warming, close, stifling, conscious, sultry, blistering, sweltering, calefacient, fiery, het up, mild, calorific, overheated, sizzling, nigh, fervent, thermal, fervid, heated up, scorching, baking, tropic, hottish, original, torrid, calefactive, sulphurous, flaming, white, calefactory, tropical, blistery, het, warm, imperfect, fresh, sweltry, near, sensual

4. coldadjective

   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"

   Synonyms:
   insensate, inhuman, moth-eaten, frigid, cold-blooded, dusty, stale

   Antonyms:
   red-hot, igneous, calorific, fervent, nigh, heated, baking, blistering, fresh, live, calefactory, white-hot, calefacient, warm, mild, white, loving, baking hot, hottish, blistery, heatable, het, torrid, calefactive, sulfurous, hot, heated up, stifling, tropic, sultry, close, sensual, sulphurous, fiery, sizzling, tropical, near, humane, conscious, flaming, alive(p), scorching, overheated, het up, sweltry, fervid, enthusiastic, calorifacient, imperfect, sweltering, warming, thermal, original

5. coldadjective

   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"

   Synonyms:
   insensate, inhuman, moth-eaten, frigid, cold-blooded, dusty, stale

   Antonyms:
   igneous, heated up, blistering, sweltry, fresh, baking hot, sultry, conscious, heated, baking, white, tropic, imperfect, sensual, original, het up, scorching, blistery, calorifacient, red-hot, sizzling, calorific, warming, sulphurous, close, hot, white-hot, sweltering, flaming, mild, fiery, fervid, nigh, stifling, humane, near, alive(p), thermal, enthusiastic, warm, hottish, heatable, sulfurous, torrid, live, het, calefacient, fervent, loving, calefactory, calefactive, overheated, tropical

6. coldadjective

   having lost freshness through passage of time

   "a cold trail"; "dogs attempting to catch a cold scent"

   Synonyms:
   insensate, inhuman, moth-eaten, frigid, cold-blooded, dusty, stale

   Antonyms:
   tropic, sulphurous, warm, enthusiastic, warming, fervid, sensual, sweltry, hot, white-hot, het up, igneous, sweltering, calefactive, heated up, imperfect, loving, fervent, blistery, het, conscious, fiery, calefactory, calorific, thermal, near, sulfurous, sizzling, mild, close, torrid, overheated, stifling, live, alive(p), baking hot, red-hot, heated, calefacient, sultry, blistering, baking, white, scorching, tropical, hottish, heatable, fresh, original, calorifacient, humane, flaming, nigh

7. coldadjective

   (color) giving no sensation of warmth

   "a cold bluish grey"

   Synonyms:
   insensate, inhuman, moth-eaten, frigid, cold-blooded, dusty, stale

   Antonyms:
   flaming, sweltering, red-hot, calorific, calorifacient, sultry, calefacient, heated, sensual, heated up, warming, fiery, nigh, sweltry, conscious, original, enthusiastic, igneous, baking, warm, scorching, het up, blistering, overheated, hot, torrid, fervid, sizzling, live, heatable, near, humane, baking hot, white, imperfect, sulphurous, fresh, white-hot, sulfurous, calefactory, tropical, loving, blistery, alive(p), het, tropic, fervent, close, thermal, mild, calefactive, stifling, hottish

8. coldadjective

   marked by errorless familiarity

   "had her lines cold before rehearsals started"

   Synonyms:
   insensate, inhuman, moth-eaten, frigid, cold-blooded, dusty, stale

   Antonyms:
   igneous, calorific, stifling, red-hot, heated up, sultry, heated, hottish, white, fervid, fiery, sweltry, hot, scorching, white-hot, calefacient, overheated, nigh, warm, flaming, humane, loving, thermal, sulfurous, het, baking, alive(p), imperfect, sweltering, sulphurous, close, original, enthusiastic, sizzling, tropical, torrid, sensual, near, heatable, tropic, calefactory, conscious, live, calorifacient, blistering, calefactive, blistery, mild, fervent, fresh, het up, baking hot, warming

9. cold, stale, dusty, moth-eatenadjective

   lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new

   "moth-eaten theories about race"; "stale news"

   Synonyms:
   dust-covered, ratty, dusty, tatty, mothy, moth-eaten, stale, shabby, inhuman, cold-blooded, frigid, insensate

   Antonyms:
   blistering, sulfurous, het, heated up, humane, loving, fiery, warming, white-hot, baking, fervent, blistery, het up, scorching, fervid, sensual, white, near, calefacient, calefactive, alive(p), calorific, close, igneous, sizzling, sultry, warm, fresh, hottish, nigh, sweltering, tropic, baking hot, mild, original, thermal, flaming, hot, calefactory, imperfect, tropical, torrid, heated, conscious, calorifacient, red-hot, overheated, sweltry, live, sulphurous, stifling, enthusiastic, heatable

10. coldadjective

    so intense as to be almost uncontrollable

    "cold fury gripped him"

    Synonyms:
    insensate, inhuman, moth-eaten, frigid, cold-blooded, dusty, stale

    Antonyms:
    sulphurous, warm, fervid, heatable, loving, tropical, torrid, het, heated, fiery, sulfurous, nigh, conscious, white-hot, flaming, white, tropic, sultry, baking hot, blistering, heated up, calefactory, close, baking, sweltry, near, live, hot, calefacient, original, calorifacient, imperfect, mild, sizzling, scorching, calefactive, sensual, alive(p), thermal, overheated, het up, humane, stifling, igneous, blistery, calorific, fervent, fresh, red-hot, sweltering, hottish, warming, enthusiastic

11. cold, frigidadjective

    sexually unresponsive

    "was cold to his advances"; "a frigid woman"

    Synonyms:
    wintry, dusty, polar, arctic, glacial, gelid, moth-eaten, stale, frosty, inhuman, frozen, icy, cold-blooded, frigid, insensate

    Antonyms:
    flaming, heated, thermal, scorching, sizzling, close, alive(p), calefactory, stifling, sultry, calefacient, conscious, calorific, igneous, sweltry, nigh, blistering, tropical, overheated, red-hot, mild, live, humane, warm, blistery, white-hot, sulphurous, baking hot, tropic, near, fiery, loving, fresh, sensual, imperfect, heatable, hottish, het, hot, original, heated up, enthusiastic, torrid, fervent, warming, calefactive, sulfurous, baking, sweltering, white, fervid, het up, calorifacient

12. cold, cold-blooded, inhuman, insensateadjective

    without compunction or human feeling

    "in cold blood"; "cold-blooded killing"; "insensate destruction"

    Synonyms:
    dusty, moth-eaten, stale, inhuman, insentient, cold-blooded, frigid, insensate

    Antonyms:
    white-hot, white, sweltry, enthusiastic, sultry, fiery, het, original, heated up, calorifacient, nigh, fervent, close, sulfurous, sensual, heated, calefactory, tropical, sulphurous, igneous, conscious, overheated, baking hot, fervid, red-hot, hot, scorching, calefactive, torrid, sizzling, loving, thermal, live, stifling, baking, calefacient, blistery, hottish, sweltering, warming, blistering, humane, mild, imperfect, alive(p), calorific, near, warm, heatable, het up, fresh, flaming, tropic

13. coldadjective

    feeling or showing no enthusiasm

    "a cold audience"; "a cold response to the new play"

    Synonyms:
    insensate, inhuman, moth-eaten, frigid, cold-blooded, dusty, stale

    Antonyms:
    heated up, sulfurous, flaming, calefacient, white-hot, stifling, igneous, baking hot, close, loving, fresh, hot, sulphurous, mild, fervent, red-hot, sizzling, white, alive(p), het up, fiery, torrid, het, heated, thermal, calefactory, scorching, calefactive, overheated, live, warm, tropic, hottish, conscious, calorific, nigh, blistering, sensual, fervid, baking, blistery, tropical, sultry, warming, sweltry, sweltering, calorifacient, near, humane, enthusiastic, original, heatable, imperfect

14. coldadjective

    unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication

    "the boxer was out cold"; "pass out cold"

    Synonyms:
    insensate, inhuman, moth-eaten, frigid, cold-blooded, dusty, stale

    Antonyms:
    heatable, nigh, torrid, red-hot, overheated, flaming, heated, blistering, fiery, sultry, sulfurous, tropic, fervent, loving, warming, calefactive, white-hot, scorching, warm, white, conscious, het up, enthusiastic, live, imperfect, blistery, humane, sulphurous, sizzling, hot, heated up, near, alive(p), thermal, close, calorifacient, sensual, calefacient, calefactory, igneous, sweltry, original, baking, stifling, hottish, fresh, tropical, sweltering, het, fervid, baking hot, mild, calorific

15. coldadjective

    of a seeker; far from the object sought

    Synonyms:
    insensate, inhuman, moth-eaten, frigid, cold-blooded, dusty, stale

    Antonyms:
    imperfect, tropic, blistery, calefacient, white-hot, blistering, flaming, het up, sweltering, alive(p), igneous, white, heated up, stifling, sensual, sizzling, hottish, heatable, tropical, enthusiastic, torrid, overheated, calefactory, original, calorifacient, heated, calorific, close, sultry, warming, calefactive, nigh, red-hot, warm, humane, conscious, near, hot, fervid, fiery, het, baking hot, sweltry, scorching, live, thermal, fresh, sulphurous, loving, fervent, sulfurous, mild, baking

16. coldadjective

    lacking the warmth of life

    "cold in his grave"

    Synonyms:
    insensate, inhuman, moth-eaten, frigid, cold-blooded, dusty, stale

    Antonyms:
    fervent, torrid, live, sensual, white-hot, original, het, fiery, mild, overheated, scorching, flaming, hottish, baking, sizzling, near, heated, sulfurous, sweltry, fervid, imperfect, sweltering, calefacient, conscious, igneous, tropical, red-hot, blistering, calorific, white, hot, warm, sulphurous, loving, alive(p), enthusiastic, het up, heatable, baking hot, warming, thermal, heated up, humane, close, sultry, nigh, calorifacient, tropic, fresh, stifling, calefactory, blistery, calefactive

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1. crisp, cool, chilly, fresh, frigid, freezing, icy, frozen, frostyadjective

   the weather is lower than comfortable.

   Submitted by Lollipopslove on May 9, 2022  

2. subfreezing

   Submitted by anonymous on April 2, 2020  

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1. coldadjective

   Synonyms:
   frigid, GELID, cool, not warm, not hot

2. coldadjective

   Synonyms:
   bleak, raw, biting, cutting, nipping, frosty, icy, wintry, hyemal, brumal

3. coldadjective

   Synonyms:
   chilly, chill, shivering

4. coldadjective

   Synonyms:
   apathetic, phlegmatic, stoical, unfeeling, unsusceptible, unimpressible, passionless, cold-blooded, sluggish, torpid, lukewarm, dead, indifferent, unconcerned

5. coldadjective

   Synonyms:
   unaffecting, uninteresting

6. coldnoun

   Synonyms:
   absence of warmth, privation of heat

7. coldnoun

   Synonyms:
   coldness, chilliness

8. coldnoun

   Synonyms:
   catarrh, cough (or other inflammatory disease produced by exposure to cold)

9. coldnoun

   Synonyms:
   unfeeling, apathetic, passionless, COLD, cold-hearted, hard-hearted, cruel

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1. coldadjective

   Synonyms:
   cool, chilly, frigid, gelid, icy, nipping, bleak, raw, frosty, freezing, unresponsive, phlegmatic, passionless, chilling, stoical, apathetic, reserved

2. coldnoun

   Synonyms:
   coldness, frigidity, gelidity, chilliness, algidity, catarrh

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "cold":

   chilly, cool, frías, colder, post-cold, refrigeration, refrigerated, freezing, refrigerating, koo, icy, chill, iced, cold-rolled, cooling, cold-storage, chilling, chilled

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. COLD

   Synonyms:
   Chronic obstructive lung disease
   

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1. Frank Strait:

   The first push of cold air is pretty cold, but not as cold as the second shot starting Tuesday.

2. Julia Mancuso:

   I personally love doing hot/cold, it’s a great way to recover, if you’re going into the hot tub make sure you periodically get out and into a cold shower. For every 5 minutes in hot I do 1 minute in cold-- and the more time you spend in the cold, the better the effect will be-- it helps flush out the lactic acid.

3. Holly Phillips:

   This checklist of 10 reasons your internal thermostat is out of whack can help you get a handle on why you're chronically freezing your butt off. You're too thin Low body weight — defined as a BMI hovering around 18.5 or under — can chill you out for a couple of reasons. First, when you're underweight, you lack an adequate level of body fat to insulate you from cold temperatures, explained Maggie Moon, RD, a Los Angeles – based nutritionist. The other thing is, to maintain that low BMI, you have to reduce your food intake so you likely aren't eating very much at all. Skimping on calories puts the brakes on your metabolism, so you don't create enough body heat. Consider putting on a few pounds by loading up on whole, healthy foods that contain lots of protein, fat, and complex carbohydrates. RELATED : Subtle Signs of Eating Disorders Your Thyroid is out of whack Add cold intolerance to the long list of health issues you can blame on the butterfly-shaped gland in your neck. Always being cold is a telltale sign of hypothyroidism, which means Your Thyroid doesn't secrete enough thyroid hormone.

4. 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.

5. Don Gurnett:

   Think of a cold front that forms when a very cold air mass comes down to the U.S. from Canada, here we find a very hot plasma mass coming outward from the sun that encounters the cold plasma in the interstellar medium. It does not surprise me that a sharp boundary forms.