It's cold.
Source: tatoeba (1813)
Cold
/kəʊld/
Synonyms for "cold" (569 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (114)
abruptlyabsolute zeroabsolutelyacute bronchitisadenoiditisaffectlessagueagueyaguishalgidaloofaluminosisamygdalitisanesthetizedanthracosilicosisanthracosisantisocialapatheticarcticarid
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arrogantasbestosisasexualasiatic fluasleepasthmaatypical pneumoniaaudaciousautisticbackwardbarebarrenbashfulbelow zerobitingbitterbitterly coldbitternessbituminosisblackblack lungblahblankbleakbloodlessblue with coldbluntborealbracingbriskbronchial pneumoniabronchiectasisbronchiolitisbronchitisbronchopneumoniabrumalbugbumptiouscallouscallousedcastratedcatalepticcatarrhcatatonicchalicosischaracterlesschatteringcheerlesschillchilledchillingchillychromaticchronic bronchitiscold as charitycold as deathcold as icecold as marblecold bloodedcold of heart
Adjective(24 words)
algidarcticbalticbenumbedbitterbleakbone-chillingborealboringbrass monkeysbriskbrumalchillchilledchillyclay-coldcold as a mackerelcold as a well-digger's arsecold as a witch's kisscold as a witch's teat
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cold as a witch's titcold as charitycold as icecold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey
Adjective(4 words)
Strong matches (171)
cold-bloodedcold-heartedcoldbloodedcoldheartedcoldnesscollapsed lungcolorificcoloringcolorlesscomatosecommon coldcompletelyconiosisconstrainedcontumeliouscoolcoryzacrispcroupcroupous pneumonia
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cryogenicscuttingdeaddead as muttondead to the worlddeadeningdeceaseddefunctdeparteddepressingdetacheddichromaticdisaccordantdisconsolatediscouragingdiscreetdisdainfuldishearteningdismaldispassionatedispiritingdistantditherydopeddouble pneumoniadourdraggydreardrearisomedrearydruggeddrydry pleurisydryasdustdulleffeteelephantineemasculatedemotionally deademotionlessemphysemaemptyempyemaentirelyepidemic pleurodyniaetiolatedeunuchizedexamineexanimateexclusiveexpressionlessextinctfadefaintfamiliarfarfervorlessfibrinous pneumoniaflatflintheartedfluforbiddingforwardfreezingfreezing coldfreezing pointfrigidfrigidityfrostedfrostyfrozenfrozen to deathfrustratedgelidglacialglassygloomyglowinggrimgrippeguardedhalf-conscioushalf-frozenhalfheartedhardhard of hearthardenedhardheartedharmonioushay feverheartlessheavyhibernalhiemalho humho-humhollowhong kong fluhostilehubristichyperborealhyperboreanice coldice-coldice-encrustedicedicelikeicinessicy
Adjective(18 words)
cold-bloodedcool drinkdetached parentingdevoiddisconnected communitiesdisobligingdistant audiencedistant posturedustyemotional disconnectionemotional distanceemotional isolationfrigidfrosty windowgerman eisglassierheatlessiciest
Noun(12 words)
Related words (284)
Noun(9 words)
illnessinfectionmost unwelcomingouter solar systemposesnubbingunfriendlyupper respiratory infectionviral infection
immediatelyimmovableimpassibleimpassiveimpersonalimpotentinaccessibleinaccurateinaneinanimateinclemencyinclementincompatibleindifferentinexcitableinfluenzainhibitedinhospitableinimicalinsensible
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insensitiveinsipidinsolentinsultinginsusceptibleintrovertedjejunejoylesskeenkeennessla grippelackadaisicallaodiceanlaryngitislateleadenlifelesslipoid pneumonialobar pneumonialow spiritedlow-spiritedlukewarmlung cancerlung fevermany-coloredmatchingmatter-of-factmechanicalmedleymercilessmodestmonochromaticmonochromemonochromicmotleynailnarcotizednegativeneuterneutralnipnippingnippynirvanicnonemotionalnumbingobdurateobjectiveobliviousobtrusiveobtuseoff the trackoffisholdolympianoppressiveoutout coldout of itout of touchoverpresumptuousoverweeningpalepallidparti-coloredpassionlesspedestrianpenetratingperfunctorypharyngitisphlegmaticpiercingpigmentarypinchingpleurisypleuritisploddingpneumococcal pneumoniapneumoconiosispneumoniapneumonic feverpneumothoraxpointlesspokypolarpolychromaticponderouspresumingpresumptuousprismaticprocaciouspromptlypushyquinsyrainbowrawremoteremovedrepressedreservedrestrainedreticentretiringrheumrigorrigorousrockyseclusiveself-absorbedsemiconscioussenselesssevereseveritysexlessshakysharpsharpnessshiveringshiveryshrinkingsiberiansiderosissilicosissleetyslowslushysnappysnifflessolemnsombersore throatsoullessspaced outspectralspiritlessstalestandoffstandoffishstarkstereotypedsterilestiffstodgystone coldstone-coldstone-deadstonedstonystonyheartedstrainedstrung outstuffysubduedsubzerosupercooledsuperficialsuppressedswine flutastelesstedioustensetepidthe snifflesthe snufflesthoroughlytinctorialtingenttoningtonsilitistoughtriteunaffableunaffectionateunamiableunamicableunapproachableuncaringuncongenialunconsciousuncordialundemonstrativeundersexedunemotionalunenthusiasticunexpansiveunfeelingunfriendlyungenialunharmoniousunheatedunimpassionedunimpressionableunlivelyunlovingunmercifulunmovedunmovingunnaturalunpassionateunpreparedunreadyunreservedlyunrespondingunresponsiveunsexedunsexualunsociableunsocialunsusceptibleunsympatheticuntouchableuppishuppityvapidvariegatedvirus pneumoniawarmweakwet pleurisywhooping coughwinterboundwinterlikewinterywintrywith chattering teethwithdrawnwoodenzeallesszonkedzonked out
Adjective(14 words)
inhumaninorganic chemistriesinsensatelifeless objectmoth-eatennippiestreptilian eyesschizoidstalesteelyunfriendlierunwelcoming climateunwelcoming receptionwintriest
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: common cold, low temperature, abruptly, absolute zero, absolutely.
- Sentence evidence is available for cold, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, wordnet, opengloss, moby, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "cold".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "cold"
Keep "cold" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "cold" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "cold", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "cold" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
16 entriesbehaviorcommunicable diseasediseaseenvironmental stateillnessmedical conditionpersonality traitphysical propertypressorrespiratory diseaserespiratory disorderrespiratory illnesstemperaturevasoconstrictivevasoconstrictorweather condition
More specific
10 entriesCollocations
9 entriescold frontcold hard factscold medicinecold shouldercold snapcold watercold weathercommon coldwinter chill
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
46 entriesShowing 16 of 46 words.
Translations
35 translations across 26 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- равнодушен adj (of a person's sensation)
- хладен adj (of a person's sensation)
Catalan
2 entries- fred adj (of a person's sensation)
- tenir fred adj (of a person's sensation)
Cebuano
2 entries- kamig adj (of a person's sensation)
- tugnaw adj (of a person's sensation)
Estonian
1 entries- külm adj (of a person's sensation)
Galician
1 entries- ter frío adj (of a person's sensation)
Hungarian
1 entries- fázik adj (of a person's sensation)
Japanese
1 entries- 寒い adj (of a person's sensation)
Latin
3 entries- algeo adj (of a person's sensation)
- frigeo adj (of a person's sensation)
- frigo adj (of a person's sensation)
Lombard
1 entries- fregg adj (of a person's sensation)
Lutuv
1 entries- kang adj (of a person's sensation)
Macedonian
1 entries- ла́ден adj (of a person's sensation)
Norwegian
1 entries- kald adj (of a person's sensation)
Occitan
1 entries- aver fred adj (of a person's sensation)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- صوغوق adj (of a person's sensation)
Pashto
1 entries- سوړ adj (of a person's sensation)
Polish
1 entries- przeziębiony adj (of a person's sensation)
Portuguese
1 entries- estar com frio adj (of a person's sensation)
Romanian
2 entries- i fi frig adj (of a person's sensation)
- înfrigurat adj (of a person's sensation)
Romansch
1 entries- avair fraid adj (of a person's sensation)
Russian
2 entries- равноду́шный adj (of a person's sensation)
- холо́дный adj (of a person's sensation)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- hládan adj (of a person's sensation)
- хла́дан adj (of a person's sensation)
Sicilian
2 entries- friddu adj (of a person's sensation)
- gnilatu adj (of a person's sensation)
Spanish
1 entries- tener frío adj (of a person's sensation)
Swedish
1 entries- kall adj (of a person's sensation)
Turkish
1 entries- üşümüş adj (of a person's sensation)
Zazaki
1 entries- pırn adj (of a person's sensation)
Sample sentences
62 total sentences available.
Even now, many years after the Cold War, there is still much rancor between the Russians and the Germans, especially in areas once occupied by the Soviet Union.
Source: tatoeba (1968)
You've given me your cold.
Source: tatoeba (2468)
You'll soon get accustomed to this cold weather.
Source: tatoeba (16700)
Showing 4 of 62 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "cold"?
Closest matches include common cold, low temperature, abruptly, absolute zero, absolutely.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "cold"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.