Synonyms for cold
79 synonyms for “cold”, grouped by meaning. Dark green words mean nearly the same thing; light green ones are close in some uses.
Cold as in “frigid”
adjective: having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
- frigid
- chilly
- icy
- frosty
- cool
- glacial
- freezing
- nippy
- parky
- frozen
- chill
- polar
- stale
- crisp
- raw
- bleak
- cutting
- dull
- snappy
- dry
- biting
- arctic
- ice-cold
- gelid
- sleety
- shivery
- stone-cold
- subzero
- algid
- frore
Cold as in “passionless”
adjective: extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion
- distant
- detached
- dispassionate
- objective
- neutral
- remote
- aloof
- standoffish
- indifferent
- neuter
- unfriendly
- hostile
- quiet
- candid
- strange
- unapproachable
- inclement
- passionless
- undemonstrative
- emotionless
- unloving
- offish
Cold as in “insensate”
adjective: without compunction or human feeling
- severe
- hardened
- heartless
- callous
- harsh
- tough
- brutal
- grim
- forbidding
- hard
- cruel
- insensitive
- insensate
- unsympathetic
- strict
- unmoved
- rigorous
- stern
- hard-boiled
- dour
- hardhearted
- cold-blooded
Cold as in “intense”
adjective: so intense as to be almost uncontrollable
- bitter
- stiff
- restrained
- heavy
Cold as in “unconscious”
adjective: unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication
- dead
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