Synonyms for cold water
cold wa·ter

Princeton's WordNet

1. cold waternoun

   disparagement of a plan or hope or expectation

   "she poured cold water on the whole idea of going to Africa"

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1. • Disparagement

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1. Chief Ranger Joe Hughes:

   The parks shoreline can be very unforgiving from the cold water to the sheer cliffs and drop offs, by partnering with the highly trained mountaineering guides on SHARP, we are able to safely effect these types of high angle rescues here at the park.

2. Kim Hyung-do:

   Customers stopped visiting our town after North Korea threatened to shoot the balloons, the mood between the two Koreas has a big impact on our lives. I hope they won't send flyers and throw cold water on this good mood after the summit.

3. Christopher Ross:

   I don't want to pour cold water on what might be a valid new source of funding, but from the investor's point of view I would say a very strong caveat emptor (buyer beware).

4. Ruth Williamson:

   This is something you train for. You get your body used to getting in to the cold water and get over that cold shock.

5. Charles Gerba:

   When you do your towels with a cold water wash it's hard to get them really clean because they're so thick, you've got to use hot water wash and dry it really well.