Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun chilling

1 sense of chilling

Sense 1
cooling, chilling, temperature reduction -- (the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature)
       => temperature change -- (a process whereby the degree of hotness of a body (or medium) changes)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb chill

3 senses of chill

Sense 1
chill -- (depress or discourage; "The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers")
       => depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise -- (lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her")

Sense 2
cool, chill, cool down -- (make cool or cooler; "Chill the food")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 3
cool, chill, cool down -- (loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm")
       => change state, turn -- (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election")

Antonyms of adj chilling

1 sense of chilling

Sense 1
chilling, scarey, scary, shivery, shuddery -- (provoking fear terror; "a scary movie"; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge")

INDIRECT (VIA alarming) -> unalarming -- (not alarming; assuaging alarm)

Similarity of adj chilling

1 sense of chilling

Sense 1
chilling, scarey, scary, shivery, shuddery -- (provoking fear terror; "a scary movie"; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge")
       => alarming (vs. unalarming) -- (frightening because of an awareness of danger)

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