Definition for Freeze:

• ( froze, frozen), & n. ( Impers.) it freezes &c., there is &c. frost; be converted into or covered with ice; become rigid as result of cold; become fastened to or together by frost, ( slang) f. on to, take or keep tight hold of; feel very cold( f. to death, die by frost); be chilled by fear; cause to congeal, form ice upon, ( fluid or moist thing; often in, over, up), preserve( meat &c.) by refrigeration; ( by exagg.) f. one\'s blood, terrify him; chill( feelings), paralyse( powers); stiffen, harden, injure, kill, by chilling( frozen to death); ( slang) f. out, exclude from business, society, &c., by competition or boycotting &c.; freezing-mixture, salt& snow or other mixture used to f. liquids; freezing-point, temperature at which liquid, esp. water, freezes; ( n.) state, coming, period, of frost. [ old English]

Synonyms for Freeze:

• n.

  •
  • fix.
  •
  • depress,
  • cut,
  • direct,
  • dishearten,
  • dampen,
  • discourage.
  •
  • frosty,
  • ice over,
  • icy.
  •
  • dry,
  • dehydrate.
  •
  • demarcation,
  • containment,
  • restriction,
  • limitation.
  •
  • defrost.
  •
  • tread water.
  •cold (noun)
  • coolness,
  • frostiness,
  • frigidity,
  • iciness,
  • Frozenness,
  • coldness,
  • bitterness.
  •ending (noun)
  • cessation.
  •freeze (noun)
  • immobilise,
  • immobilize,
  • freezing,
  • suspend,
  • block.
  •frost (noun)
  • rime,
  • hoarfrost.

• v.

  •make cold enough to become solid (verb)
  • ice up,
  • benumb,
  • nip,
  • chill to the bone,
  • glaciate,
  • pierce.
  •preserve (verb)
  • quick-freeze,
  • archive,
  • conserve,
  • marinate,
  • petrify,
  • mummify,
  • bottle,
  • bank,
  • can.
  •stop (verb)
  • hold,
  • stay,
  • end,
  • terminate,
  • cease.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • dissolve,
  • frozen,
  • cold spell,
  • harden,
  • cold snap.
  •
  • homogenize.
  •
  • irradiate,
  • irradiation,
  • pickle.
  •
  • cure.
  •
  • smoke.
  •
  • process.
  •
  • bite.
  •
  • pack.
  •congeal
  • gel.
  •cool
  • lose heat.
  •cut short
  • stop dead,
  • stop cold,
  • stop short.
  •harden
  • solidify,
  • indurate.
  •Other relevant words:
  • govern,
  • stalemate,
  • draw rein,
  • coldcock,
  • stymie,
  • abide,
  • quit,
  • deadlock,
  • fixate,
  • curdle,
  • eject,
  • hoar,
  • besot,
  • difficulty,
  • didder,
  • reconditioned,
  • interruption,
  • glaciated,
  • ground frost,
  • make one sick,
  • closure,
  • exclude,
  • snappy,
  • horripilate,
  • freeze off,
  • parry,
  • expel,
  • bind,
  • rankle,
  • raw weather,
  • stupefy,
  • appall,
  • hypnotize,
  • regulate,
  • mesmerize,
  • postponement,
  • quake,
  • firm,
  • clam up,
  • quiver,
  • keep quiet,
  • stabilise,
  • dwell,
  • blunt,
  • starve,
  • stoppage,
  • disarm,
  • stun,
  • eternalize,
  • defer,
  • obstruct,
  • narcotize,
  • barrier,
  • keep alive,
  • rest,
  • motionless,
  • bedaze,
  • frosty weather,
  • hiatus,
  • be still,
  • salt,
  • take over,
  • eternize,
  • kipper,
  • compress,
  • lie still,
  • immobilization,
  • strike dumb,
  • tin,
  • forget,
  • ostracize,
  • appal,
  • pasteurize,
  • blast,
  • tremble,
  • respite,
  • coast,
  • retain,
  • nauseate,
  • desensitize,
  • arctic,
  • lock,
  • standstill,
  • cold weather,
  • drug,
  • immortalize,
  • gnaw,
  • icing,
  • bring up short,
  • keep cold,
  • corn,
  • radiate,
  • husband,
  • brake,
  • stick,
  • debar,
  • lose courage,
  • go through,
  • refrigerated,
  • intent,
  • rigid,
  • transfix,
  • snap,
  • steady,
  • season,
  • fan,
  • interrupt,
  • corrode,
  • restrict,
  • freeze down,
  • coagulate,
  • force out,
  • stuff,
  • hold up,
  • compact,
  • knock senseless,
  • shock,
  • barricade,
  • set,
  • disgust,
  • stay put,
  • operate on,
  • close up,
  • fasten,
  • tarry,
  • anhydrate,
  • spellbind,
  • Stabilitate,
  • frigid,
  • balance,
  • persist,
  • repel,
  • cake,
  • winter,
  • paralyse,
  • awe,
  • stem,
  • hitch,
  • inhibit,
  • take fright,
  • dope,
  • clot,
  • freeze out,
  • draw a blank,
  • check,
  • monumentalize,
  • put paid to,
  • jam,
  • revolt,
  • counterbalance,
  • change color,
  • frostbite,
  • confine,
  • repose,
  • peg,
  • perpetuate,
  • get involved in,
  • blockade,
  • withhold,
  • Gorgonize,
  • get involved,
  • obstruction,
  • drive out,
  • ballast,
  • freezer,
  • fume,
  • chatter,
  • take part in,
  • freeze to death,
  • dull,
  • choke up,
  • shake,
  • marinade,
  • take part,
  • offend,
  • congelation,
  • rigidify,
  • prevention,
  • stand,
  • blow the whistle,
  • anaesthetize,
  • sicken,
  • jerk,
  • pinch,
  • take control,
  • firm up,
  • shudder,
  • stand fast,
  • settle,
  • lug,
  • seize up,
  • nail down,
  • stand still,
  • dam,
  • nippy,
  • Kyanize,
  • block off,
  • block up,
  • Regelate,
  • refresh,
  • drive away,
  • pale,
  • embarrass,
  • dither,
  • turn pale,
  • consolidate,
  • delay,
  • obtund,
  • wintry,
  • intercept,
  • stand firm,
  • bring to,
  • knock unconscious,
  • checkmate,
  • freeze-dry,
  • smoke-cure,
  • hindrance,
  • attach,
  • fascinate,
  • crystallize,
  • seize,
  • kayo,
  • frieze,
  • pot,
  • crisp,
  • funk,
  • penetrate,
  • focus,
  • pin down,
  • deflect,
  • blight,
  • glacial,
  • cold wave,
  • level,
  • stick fast,
  • disrupt,
  • confuse,
  • occlude,
  • render insensible,
  • desiccate,
  • evaporate,
  • refreeze,
  • horrify,
  • flat,
  • sublime,
  • chloroform,
  • brine,
  • cooling,
  • concentrate,
  • keep,
  • pin,
  • reject,
  • mark time,
  • disenchant,
  • lyophilize,
  • sterilize,
  • recess,
  • lay out,
  • wait,
  • keep cool,
  • obturate,
  • strike terror into,
  • blank out,
  • ban,
  • grow pale,
  • rivet.

Paraphrases for Freeze:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    freezing, frozen.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    freezing, frozen.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    freeze-up.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    Expenditures.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Les, stop, moratorium, moratoria, suspend, blocking, deadlock, cessation, cold, block, Suspending, stalemate, immobilization.
  • Interjection
    guys, stop, cease, LAPD.
  • Verb, past tense
    suspended, stop.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    seizes.
  • Verb, base form
    immobilize, stop, paralyse, paralyze, suspend, restrain, cease, discontinue, withhold, block, seize, cripple, terminate.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    freezer, standstill, blockage.

Antonyms for Freeze:

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    heat, dog days, heat wave, torridity.

• v.

  • change
    boil.
  • make cold enough to become solid
    go, liquefy, heat, melt, warm, continue, boil.
  • stop
    hearten, encourage, uplift, inspirit.

Homophones for Freeze:

• friis, Friese, frieze, frees, freeh's, freas, frese, freese, freis, frease.

Hypernym for Freeze:

• n.

  • act
    hiring freeze, price freeze, wage freeze.
  • process
    lyophilisation, lyophilization, icing, freeze-drying, frost.

• v.

  • change
    ice, quick-freeze, glaciate, deep freeze, flash-freeze.
  • motion
    settle on, fixate.

Hyponym for Freeze:

• n.

  • act
    limitation, pause, restriction.
  • phenomenon
    cold weather.
  • process
    phase change, physical change, phase transition, state change, temperature reduction, cooling, chilling.

• v.

  • body
    anesthetise, anaesthetise, act, anaesthetize, DO, put under, put out, anesthetize, behave, suffer.
  • change
    change state, modify, change, turn, alter.
  • motion
    stand still.