Find the word that fits

Cold: alternatives and connections

Begin with the reviewed alternatives, then explore broader connections without treating every related word as an automatic substitute.

Try an example: important law show help change happy
26,102 words currently have published synonym-style alternatives
90,593 searchable synonym connections
350,924 published thesaurus relationships of every type
Start with the meaning

Cold

Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.

144 useful connections shown 113 reviewed relationships and 31 broader connections.
Best place to begin

Reviewed alternatives and contrasts

These links were deliberately created. Use the interchangeability score and guidance to judge whether a word will work in your sentence.

Similar meaning 72

Acold 84% connected

Cold.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Acold 84% connected

Cold.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Algid 84% connected

Cold; chilly.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Algid 84% connected

Cold; chilly.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Arctic 84% connected

Pertaining to, or situated under, the northern constellation called the Bear; northern; frigid; as, the arctic pole, circle, region, ocean; an arctic…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Arctic 84% connected

Pertaining to, or situated under, the northern constellation called the Bear; northern; frigid; as, the arctic pole, circle, region, ocean; an arctic…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Bleak 84% connected

Without color; pale; pallid.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Bleak 84% connected

Without color; pale; pallid.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Chilly 84% connected

Moderately cold; cold and raw or damp so as to cause shivering; causing or feeling a disagreeable sensation of cold, or a shivering.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Chilly 84% connected

Moderately cold; cold and raw or damp so as to cause shivering; causing or feeling a disagreeable sensation of cold, or a shivering.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Cool 84% connected

Moderately cold; between warm and cold; lacking in warmth; producing or promoting coolness.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Cool 84% connected

Moderately cold; between warm and cold; lacking in warmth; producing or promoting coolness.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Crisp 84% connected

Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Crisp 84% connected

Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Cutting 84% connected

of Cut

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Cutting 84% connected

of Cut

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Dead 84% connected

Deprived of life; -- opposed to alive and living; reduced to that state of a being in which the organs of motion and life have irrevocably ceased to…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Dead 84% connected

Deprived of life; -- opposed to alive and living; reduced to that state of a being in which the organs of motion and life have irrevocably ceased to…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Far 84% connected

A young pig, or a litter of pigs.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Far 84% connected

A young pig, or a litter of pigs.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Frigid 84% connected

Cold; wanting heat or warmth; of low temperature; as, a frigid climate.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Frigid 84% connected

Cold; wanting heat or warmth; of low temperature; as, a frigid climate.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Frigorific 84% connected

Alt. of Frigorifical

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Frigorific 84% connected

Alt. of Frigorifical

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Frore 84% connected

Frostily.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Frore 84% connected

Frostily.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Frosty 84% connected

Attended with, or producing, frost; having power to congeal water; cold; freezing; as, a frosty night.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Frosty 84% connected

Attended with, or producing, frost; having power to congeal water; cold; freezing; as, a frosty night.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Frozen 84% connected

of Freeze

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Frozen 84% connected

of Freeze

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Gelid 84% connected

Cold; very cold; frozen.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Gelid 84% connected

Cold; very cold; frozen.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Glacial 84% connected

Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice; frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial phenomena.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Glacial 84% connected

Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice; frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial phenomena.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Heatless 84% connected

Destitute of heat; cold.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Heatless 84% connected

Destitute of heat; cold.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Icy 84% connected

Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in, ice; cold; frosty.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Icy 84% connected

Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in, ice; cold; frosty.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Intense 84% connected

Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Intense 84% connected

Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Nipping 84% connected

of Nip

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Nipping 84% connected

of Nip

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Passionless 84% connected

Void of passion; without anger or emotion; not easily excited; calm.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Passionless 84% connected

Void of passion; without anger or emotion; not easily excited; calm.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Perfect 84% connected

Brought to consummation or completeness; completed; not defective nor redundant; having all the properties or qualities requisite to its nature and k…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Perfect 84% connected

Brought to consummation or completeness; completed; not defective nor redundant; having all the properties or qualities requisite to its nature and k…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Polar 84% connected

Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the poles; as, polar regions; polar seas…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Polar 84% connected

Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the poles; as, polar regions; polar seas…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Raw 84% connected

Not altered from its natural state; not prepared by the action of heat; as, raw sienna; specifically, not cooked; not changed by heat to a state suit…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Raw 84% connected

Not altered from its natural state; not prepared by the action of heat; as, raw sienna; specifically, not cooked; not changed by heat to a state suit…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Refrigerant 84% connected

Cooling; allaying heat or fever.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Refrigerant 84% connected

Cooling; allaying heat or fever.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Refrigerated 84% connected

of Refrigerate

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Refrigerated 84% connected

of Refrigerate

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Refrigerating 84% connected

of Refrigerate

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Refrigerating 84% connected

of Refrigerate

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Rimed 84% connected

of Rime

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Rimed 84% connected

of Rime

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Rimy 84% connected

Abounding with rime; frosty.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Rimy 84% connected

Abounding with rime; frosty.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Shivery 84% connected

Tremulous; shivering.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Shivery 84% connected

Tremulous; shivering.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Snappy 84% connected

Snappish.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Snappy 84% connected

Snappish.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Stale 84% connected

The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Stale 84% connected

The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Stone-cold 84% connected

Cold as a stone.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Stone-cold 84% connected

Cold as a stone.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Unconscious 84% connected

Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not knowing or regarding; ignorant; as, a…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Unconscious 84% connected

Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not knowing or regarding; ignorant; as, a…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Wintry 84% connected

Suitable to winter; resembling winter, or what belongs to winter; brumal; hyemal; cold; stormy; wintery.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Wintry 84% connected

Suitable to winter; resembling winter, or what belongs to winter; brumal; hyemal; cold; stormy; wintery.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Narrower term 8

Chill 76% connected

A moderate but disagreeable degree of cold; a disagreeable sensation of coolness, accompanied with shivering.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Chilliness 76% connected

A state or sensation of being chilly; a disagreeable sensation of coldness.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Cool 76% connected

Moderately cold; between warm and cold; lacking in warmth; producing or promoting coolness.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Coolness 76% connected

The state of being cool; a moderate degree of cold; a moderate degree, or a want, of passion; want of ardor, zeal, or affection; calmness.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Frostiness 76% connected

State or quality of being frosty.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Gelidity 76% connected

The state of being gelid.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Iciness 76% connected

The state or quality of being icy or very cold; frigidity.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Nip 76% connected

A sip or small draught; esp., a draught of intoxicating liquor; a dram.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Broader term 3

Pressor 76% connected

Causing, or giving rise to, pressure or to an increase of pressure; as, pressor nerve fibers, stimulation of which excites the vasomotor center, thus…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Temperature 76% connected

Constitution; state; degree of any quality.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Vasoconstrictor 76% connected

Causing constriction of the blood vessels; as, the vasoconstrictor nerves, stimulation of which causes constriction of the blood vessels to which the…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Derivationally related 4

Coldness 74% connected

The state or quality of being cold.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Coldness 74% connected

The state or quality of being cold.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Coolness 74% connected

The state of being cool; a moderate degree of cold; a moderate degree, or a want, of passion; want of ardor, zeal, or affection; calmness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Coolness 74% connected

The state of being cool; a moderate degree of cold; a moderate degree, or a want, of passion; want of ardor, zeal, or affection; calmness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

See also 6

Cool 66% connected

Moderately cold; between warm and cold; lacking in warmth; producing or promoting coolness.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

Cool 66% connected

Moderately cold; between warm and cold; lacking in warmth; producing or promoting coolness.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

Passionless 66% connected

Void of passion; without anger or emotion; not easily excited; calm.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

Passionless 66% connected

Void of passion; without anger or emotion; not easily excited; calm.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

Attribute 4

Emotionalism 66% connected

The cultivation of an emotional state of mind; tendency to regard things in an emotional manner.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these concepts through an attribute relationship.

Emotionalism 66% connected

The cultivation of an emotional state of mind; tendency to regard things in an emotional manner.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these concepts through an attribute relationship.

Temperature 66% connected

Constitution; state; degree of any quality.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these concepts through an attribute relationship.

Temperature 66% connected

Constitution; state; degree of any quality.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these concepts through an attribute relationship.

Synonym 8

Cold-blooded 92% connected

Having cold blood; -- said of fish or animals whose blood is but little warmer than the water or air about them.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Coldness 92% connected

The state or quality of being cold.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Dusty 92% connected

Filled, covered, or sprinkled with dust; clouded with dust; as, a dusty table; also, reducing to dust.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Frigid 92% connected

Cold; wanting heat or warmth; of low temperature; as, a frigid climate.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Frigidness 92% connected

The state of being frigid; want of heat, vigor, or affection; coldness; dullness.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Inhuman 92% connected

Destitute of the kindness and tenderness that belong to a human being; cruel; barbarous; savage; unfeeling; as, an inhuman person or people.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Insensate 92% connected

Wanting sensibility; destitute of sense; stupid; foolish.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Stale 92% connected

The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Near synonym 6

Cool 92% connected

Moderately cold; between warm and cold; lacking in warmth; producing or promoting coolness.

general 78% interchangeable

Cool overlaps with cold, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Chilly 90% connected

Moderately cold; cold and raw or damp so as to cause shivering; causing or feeling a disagreeable sensation of cold, or a shivering.

general 74% interchangeable

Chilly overlaps with cold, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Freezing 88% connected

of Freeze

general 70% interchangeable

Freezing overlaps with cold, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Icy 86% connected

Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in, ice; cold; frosty.

general 66% interchangeable

Icy overlaps with cold, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Frigid 84% connected

Cold; wanting heat or warmth; of low temperature; as, a frigid climate.

general 62% interchangeable

Frigid overlaps with cold, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Wintry 82% connected

Suitable to winter; resembling winter, or what belongs to winter; brumal; hyemal; cold; stormy; wintery.

general 58% interchangeable

Wintry overlaps with cold, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Antonym 2

Explore further

Words from the same subject

These terms belong to the same specialist field or topic. They help you explore the subject, but they are not automatically synonyms.

Explore further

Words connected by meaning

Their definitions overlap or refer to similar ideas. Use these to widen your search, then compare the exact meanings.