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

2 senses of cooling

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)

Sense 2
cooling system, cooling -- (a mechanism for keeping something cool; "the cooling was overhead fans")
       => mechanism -- (device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function)

Antonyms of verb cool

2 of 3 senses of cool

Sense 1
cool, chill, cool down -- (make cool or cooler; "Chill the food")
       Antonym of heat (Sense 1)
      => heat, heat up -- (make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove")

Sense 2
cool, chill, cool down -- (loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm")
       Antonym of heat (Sense 4)
      => heat, hot up, heat up -- (gain heat or get hot; "The room heated up quickly")

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

3 senses of cool

Sense 1
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 2
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")

Sense 3
cool, cool off, cool down -- (lose intensity; "His enthusiasm cooled considerably")
       => change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")