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

4 senses of freeze

Sense 1
freeze, freezing -- (the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid)
       => cooling, chilling, temperature reduction -- (the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature)
       => phase change, phase transition, state change, physical change -- (a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition)

Sense 2
freeze, frost -- (weather cold enough to cause freezing)
       => cold weather -- (a period of unusually cold weather)

Sense 3
freeze, halt -- (an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze")
       => pause -- (temporary inactivity)

Sense 4
freeze -- (fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level; "a freeze on hiring")
       => limitation, restriction -- (an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation))

Antonyms of verb freeze

2 of 10 senses of freeze

Sense 2
freeze -- (change to ice; "The water in the bowl froze")
       Antonym of boil (Sense 1)
      => boil -- (come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor; "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius")

Sense 8
freeze, block, immobilize, immobilise -- (prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government")
       Antonym of unfreeze (Sense 2)
      => unblock, unfreeze, free, release -- (make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account")

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

10 senses of freeze

Sense 1
freeze, stop dead -- (stop moving or become immobilized; "When he saw the police car he froze")
       => stand still -- (remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile; "Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by")

Sense 2
freeze -- (change to ice; "The water in the bowl froze")
       => 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
freeze -- (be cold; "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on")
       => suffer -- (feel unwell or uncomfortable; "She is suffering from the hot weather")

Sense 4
freeze -- (cause to freeze; "Freeze the leftover 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 5
freeze, suspend -- (stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country")
       => interrupt, break -- (terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty")

Sense 6
freeze -- (be very cold, below the freezing point; "It is freezing in Kalamazoo")

Sense 7
freeze, freeze out, freeze down -- (change from a liquid to a solid when cold; "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit")
       => solidify -- (become solid; "The metal solidified when it cooled")

Sense 8
freeze, block, immobilize, immobilise -- (prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government")
       => withhold, keep back -- (hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room")

Sense 9
freeze -- (anesthetize by cold)
       => anesthetize, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anaesthetise, put under, put out -- (administer an anesthetic drug to; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"; "anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth")

Sense 10
freeze -- (suddenly behave coldly and formally; "She froze when she saw her ex-husband")
       => act, behave, do -- (behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people")