English word
Cool
Definitions
adjective
- moderately cold : lacking in warmth
- relatively lacking in timbre or resonance (see resonance sense 2a)of a musical tone
- very good : excellent
- all rightalso
- very fashionable, impressive, or appealing in a way that is generally approved of especially by young people
- marked by steady dispassionate calmness and self-control
- lacking ardor or friendliness
- marked by restrained emotion and the frequent use of counterpointof jazz
- free from tensions or violence
- marked by deliberate effrontery or lack of due respect or discretion
- facilitating or suggesting relief from heat
- producing an impression of being coolof a color
- of a hue in the range violet through blue to greenspecifically
Synonyms for cool
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Synonyms by context
Marked by somewhat low temperature
adjective
- arctic
- coldish
- gelid
- nippy
- wintry
Being in control of one's emotions
adjective
- calm
- collected
- composed
- self-possessed
- serene
- tranquil
- unruffled
- level-headed
- placid
- undisturbed
Showing apathy or disregard towards a person or idea
adjective
- aloof
- distant
- remote
- unenthusiastic
- apathetic
- detached
- indifferent
- lukewarm
To allay a situation that has escalated
verb
- lessen
- allay
- assuage
- dampen
- moderate
- reduce
- abate
- diminish
- hush
- quiet
To lessen or abate the effects of
verb
- decrease
- subside
- dwindle
- fade
- wane
- ally
To make colder or less hot
verb
- refrigerate
- air-condition
- air-cool
- make cold
- make colder
- cool down
- ice
- freeze
- cool off
A moderate state of coldness
noun
- coldness
- chilliness
- coolness
- crispness
- freshness
- iciness
- frostiness
- frigidness
A calm or unwavering temperament
noun
- calmness
- composure
- equanimity
- equilibrium
- self-possession
- aplomb
- assuredness
- collectedness
- sangfroid
- sang-froid
Antonyms for cool
Opposite of marked by somewhat low temperature
- warm
- mild
- heated
- lukewarm
- muggy
- summery
- temperate
- tepid
- toasty
- tropical
Opposite of being in control of one's emotions
- agitated
- bothered
- distressed
- high-strung
- jumpy
- restless
- skittish
- tense
- uneasy
- unquiet
Opposite of showing apathy or disregard towards a person or idea
- friendly
- affable
- amiable
- companionable
- congenial
- convivial
- extraverted
- genial
- gregarious
- kindly
Opposite of to allay a situation that has escalated
- arouse
- cause
- incite
- trigger
- encourage
- fuel
- ignite
- inflame
- kindle
- make
Opposite of to lessen or abate the effects of
- worsen
- intensify
- hearten
- agitate
- continue
- enlarge
- excite
- extend
- raise
- strengthen
Opposite of to make colder or less hot
- heat
- reheat
- heat up
- toast
- warm up
- take the chill off
Opposite of a moderate state of coldness
- warmth
- warmness
- balminess
- hotness
- lukewarmness
- temperateness
- tepidity
- tepidness
Opposite of a calm or unwavering temperament
- agitation
- discomposure
- perturbation
- emotionalism
- agita
- anxiety
- anxiousness
- clamor
- clamour
- disquietude
Phrases
- below freezing
- below zero
- brass monkeys
- chilled to the bone
- chilled to the marrow
- extremely cold
- frozen stiff
- frozen to the bone
- frozen to the core
- frozen to the marrow
- iced up
- intensely cold
- like a block of ice
- one-dog night
- piping hot
- suffering from exposure
- suffering from hypothermia
- three-dog night
- two-dog night
- very cold