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

1 sense of freeze-dry

Sense 1
freeze-dry -- (preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum; "freeze-dry the strawberries")
       => preserve, keep -- (prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh")

Antonyms of adj freeze-dried

2 senses of freeze-dried

Sense 1
lyophilized, lyophilised, freeze-dried -- (used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum)

INDIRECT (VIA preserved) -> fresh -- (not canned or otherwise preserved; "fresh vegetables")

Sense 2
freeze-dried -- (preserved by freezing and drying in a vacuum; "freeze-dried coffee")

INDIRECT (VIA preserved) -> fresh -- (not canned or otherwise preserved; "fresh vegetables")

Similarity of adj freeze-dried

2 senses of freeze-dried

Sense 1
lyophilized, lyophilised, freeze-dried -- (used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum)
       => preserved (vs. fresh) -- (prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use)

Sense 2
freeze-dried -- (preserved by freezing and drying in a vacuum; "freeze-dried coffee")
       => preserved (vs. fresh) -- (prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use)