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

2 senses of refrigerate

Sense 1
refrigerate -- (preserve by chilling; "many foods must be refrigerated or else they will spoil")
       => preserve, keep -- (prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh")

Sense 2
refrigerate -- (cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator; "refrigerate this medicine")
       => cool, chill, cool down -- (make cool or cooler; "Chill the food")

Antonyms of adj refrigerating

1 sense of refrigerating

Sense 1
refrigerant, refrigerating -- (causing cooling or freezing; "a refrigerant substance such as ice or solid carbon dioxide")

INDIRECT (VIA cold) -> hot -- (used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead")

Similarity of adj refrigerating

1 sense of refrigerating

Sense 1
refrigerant, refrigerating -- (causing cooling or freezing; "a refrigerant substance such as ice or solid carbon dioxide")
       => cold (vs. hot) -- (having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer")