What are some alternative words for freeze?
Synonyms for freeze
friz
This thesaurus page is about all possible synonyms, equivalent, same meaning and similar words for the term freeze.
Princeton's WordNet
freeze, freezing(noun)
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
freeze, frost(noun)
weather cold enough to cause freezing
Synonyms:
hoarfrost, hoar, halt, frost, freezing, rime, icingfreeze, halt(noun)
an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
"a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"
Synonyms:
stay, hitch, stoppage, halt, frost, check, arrest, stop, freezingfreeze(verb)
fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level
"a freeze on hiring"
freeze, stop dead(verb)
stop moving or become immobilized
"When he saw the police car he froze"
Synonyms:
block, stop dead, immobilize, suspend, freeze down, freeze out, immobilisefreeze(verb)
change to ice
"The water in the bowl froze"
Synonyms:
immobilise, freeze out, freeze down, block, stop dead, suspend, immobilizefreeze(verb)
be cold
"I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on"
Synonyms:
immobilise, freeze out, freeze down, block, stop dead, suspend, immobilizefreeze(verb)
cause to freeze
"Freeze the leftover food"
Synonyms:
immobilise, freeze out, freeze down, block, stop dead, suspend, immobilizefreeze, suspend(verb)
stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
"Suspend the aid to the war-torn country"
Synonyms:
block, stop dead, immobilize, set aside, suspend, freeze down, debar, freeze out, immobilisefreeze(verb)
be very cold, below the freezing point
"It is freezing in Kalamazoo"
Synonyms:
immobilise, freeze out, freeze down, block, stop dead, suspend, immobilizefreeze, freeze out, freeze down(verb)
change from a liquid to a solid when cold
"Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit"
Synonyms:
block, stop dead, immobilize, suspend, freeze down, freeze out, immobilisefreeze, block, immobilize, immobilise(verb)
prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
"Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
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, stymiefreeze(verb)
anesthetize by cold
Synonyms:
immobilise, freeze out, freeze down, block, stop dead, suspend, immobilizefreeze(verb)
suddenly behave coldly and formally
"She froze when she saw her ex-husband"
Synonyms:
immobilise, freeze out, freeze down, block, stop dead, suspend, immobilize
Wiktionary
Editors Contribution
lockdown
Dictionary of English Synonymes
freeze(v. n.)
Synonyms:
be congealed, be frozenfreeze(v. n.)
Synonyms:
be chilledfreeze(v. a.)
Synonyms:
congeal, solidify by cold, turn to icefreeze(v. a.)
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
freeze(v)
Synonyms:
congeal
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
---|---|---|
#272 | check | |
#992 | stuff | |
#1001 | stay | |
#1038 | stop | |
#1042 | bar | |
#1662 | block | |
#1672 | fixed | |
#3063 | forget | |
#3071 | pin | |
#5259 | jam | |
#6042 | gel | |
#6604 | frozen | |
#7523 | arrest | |
#7583 | trap | |
#7824 | snapshot | |
#8985 | frost | |
#9443 | freeze | |
#12521 | freezing | |
#13027 | suspend | |
#13959 | halt | |
#14594 | hitch | |
#16475 | lug | |
#21866 | parry | |
#22798 | icing | |
#22854 | hinder | |
#26805 | blockade | |
#26824 | freezes | |
#29400 | impede | |
#35696 | froze | |
#39730 | obstruct | |
#43279 | barricade | |
#43520 | embarrass | |
#44754 | deflect | |
#48365 | stoppage | |
#51625 | solidify | |
#63848 | rime | |
#69872 | stymie | |
#78638 | hoar | |
#114979 | immobilize | |
#145048 | debar | |
#205593 | occlude | |
#229254 | kibosh | |
#299175 | immobilise |
How to use freeze in a sentence?
There’s not much consumers can do, police don’t have time, the FBI won’t care unless it’s a lot of money or kids involved and then they are overwhelmed. The best you can do is put credit freeze and a hold on things and hold on tight. This is going to get worse.
A credit freeze may not be the best thing to do if you're applying for a home or auto loan, or looking for different types of credit cards.
I am drawing with my hand on this screen, and at the same time on their screen, before 5G, we had to freeze the image to draw, but the surgeon is moving on and that is not ideal.
Any water that remains on the road will freeze into a sheet of ice and make conditions quite hazardous.
We can freeze rulings during the talks period as well as take any other measures based on consensus, but we cannot provide amnesty unless we feel the talks will succeed because you don't want to grant them amnesty only for them to pick up guns against you again.
Translations for freeze
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- تلج, جمدArabic
- туңыуBashkir
- застивам, замразявам, замръзвам, мръзна, мразBulgarian
- skornañ, sonnañBreton
- gelar, congelar, glaçar, glaçada, geladaCatalan, Valencian
- zmrznout, zmrazit, mrznout, mrázCzech
- frieren, einfrieren, erstarren, gefrierenGerman
- παγώνωGreek
- frostigi, frostiEsperanto
- helar, congelar, heladaSpanish
- jäätää, jäädyttää, jähmettyä, pakastaa, jäätyä, pakastua, pakkasjakso, jumi, jäädytys, sulku, palkkasulkuFinnish
- geler, glacer, congelerFrench
- oighrigh, cuisnigh, téacht, reoigh, siocIrish
- reòthScottish Gaelic
- xear, conxelarGalician
- dermedHungarian
- congelarInterlingua
- frostar, frostoIdo
- frysta, frjósaIcelandic
- congelare, gelare, ghiacciare, bloccoItalian
- 凍らせる, 凍るJapanese
- 얼어붙다, 얼리다, 얼다Korean
- conglacio, congelo, gelo, glacioLatin
- fréierenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- whakatioMāori
- bevriezen, vriezen, verstijven, invriezen, bevriezing, loonstop, vastlopen, vorst, salarisstop, vorstperiodeDutch
- fryseNorwegian
- zamarzać, mrozić, mrózPolish
- congelar, gelarPortuguese
- chiriy, qasayQuechua
- schelentar, schelarRomansh
- congela, înghețaRomanian
- замёрзнуть, замереть, замораживать, замерзать, замирать, застывать, заморозить, застыть, морозитьRussian
- frysaSwedish
- donmak, dondurmak, donmaTurkish
- заморожувати, заморожуватисяUkrainian
- Đông cứngVietnamese
- 冻结Chinese
Get even more translations for freeze »
Translation
Find a translation for the freeze synonym in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:
"freeze." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2021. Web. 6 Mar. 2021. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/freeze>.