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May 26, 2012
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Synonyms for frozen

Verb

1. freeze, change state, turn
usage: change to ice; "The water in the bowl froze"
2. freeze, stop dead, stand still
usage: stop moving or become immobilized; "When he saw the police car he froze"
3. freeze, suffer
usage: be cold; "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on"
4. freeze, change, alter, modify
usage: cause to freeze; "Freeze the leftover food"
5. freeze, suspend, interrupt, break
usage: stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country"
6. freeze
usage: be very cold, below the freezing point; "It is freezing in Kalamazoo"
7. freeze, freeze out, freeze down, solidify
usage: change from a liquid to a solid when cold; "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit"
8. freeze, block, immobilize, immobilise, withhold, keep back
usage: prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
9. freeze, anesthetize, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anaesthetise, put to sleep, put under, put out
usage: anesthetize by cold
10. freeze, act, behave, do
usage: suddenly behave coldly and formally; "She froze when she saw her ex-husband"

Adjective

1. frozen (vs. unfrozen), frostbitten, frost-bound, icebound, ice-clogged, icy, unthawed, glaciated, sleety, cold, unmelted
usage: turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold; "the frozen North"; "frozen pipes"; "children skating on a frozen brook"
2. frozen(predicate), rooted(predicate), stock-still, nonmoving (vs. moving), unmoving
usage: absolutely still; "frozen with horror"; "they stood rooted in astonishment"
3. frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry, cold (vs. hot)
usage: devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile"
4. frozen, unmelted (vs. melted)
usage: not thawed
5. flash-frozen, quick-frozen, frozen, preserved (vs. fresh)
usage: used of foods; preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value; "frozen foods"
6. frozen, nondisposable (vs. disposable)
usage: not convertible to cash; "frozen assets"
7. fixed, frozen, unchangeable (vs. changeable)
usage: incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"; "living on fixed incomes"
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