REFRIGERATED Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

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as in frozen

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verb

past tense of refrigerate

as in chilled

to cause to lose heat refrigerate the cake after you frost it so that the frosting doesn't melt

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Adjective

After checking in, people at Cross-Lines grab a shopping cart and walk through four aisles stocked with fresh produce, dairy, refrigerated meats, shelf-stable goods and hygiene products. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026 When ready to use refrigerated starter, let stand at room temperature and continue with feedings twice a day. — Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2026 The original cabinetry is painted in Farrow & Ball’s Broccoli Brown, the floors are cork, and the refrigerator and refrigerated doors are by Sub-Zero. — Sara Ruffin Costello, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026 Ships will carry dry and refrigerated containers transporting fresh produce, apparel, industrial products and consumer goods. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026 That performance is important for wearable electronics that could operate outdoors, in refrigerated environments, or in other applications where conventional water-rich hydrogels can lose flexibility and conductivity. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026 Entrances, polished tile, food court flooring, and the areas near refrigerated cases get slippery quickly as wet shoes cross the thresholds. — Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026 Likewise, adding one or two refrigerated leftovers generally won’t make enough of a difference to justify using the feature. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2026 That’s a system of refrigerated trucks, warehouses and transfer points used to keep the lettuce cold at every step on the way. — Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

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The affected products have a net weight of 8 ounces and are kept refrigerated. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 The dough can ferment while its baker is at work, then be shaped and refrigerated that evening. — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Cut watermelon must be refrigerated and covered to stay fresh longer, especially when using airtight containers or wraps. — Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 20 Aug. 2026 Trash pickup this week is following the normal schedule, with the exception that each day is a free amnesty day for bulk pickup to help out people who have had to throw out food that couldn’t be kept refrigerated or frozen. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 Most vaccines, including the tetanus-diphtheria jab used in the trial, must be refrigerated or frozen. — Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Recipe notes This salad can be made up to one day ahead and refrigerated in an airtight container. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026 This is your zucchini ragu -- it can be made ahead and refrigerated. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 The dressing can be made up to three days ahead and refrigerated in an airtight container. — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for refrigerated

Adjective

Generally, in high-altitude environments such as mountain ranges, permafrost—basically, frozen soil—holds sediment and rocky material together.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026
Egg freezing is a fertility-preservation procedure in which eggs are retrieved from the ovaries, frozen and stored for possible future use.

— Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of frozen

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Both mirrors are kept cold, chilled to about 19 degrees Fahrenheit (-7 degrees Celsius), to prevent heat from the telescope itself from interfering with observations, according to NASA.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, Garrity's former support of data centers chilled to the point of her calling for a moratorium on their development.

— Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of chilled

Verb

The dew point indicated the temperature at which the air needs to be cooled, according to the NWS.

— Noe Padilla, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
At the heart of the bike is a 581 cc four-stroke parallel-twin engine from BMW's long-standing Chinese manufacturing partner, Loncin, that’s liquid-cooled and pumps out roughly 64 hp.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of cooled

Adjective

Her arc mirrored that of my Mexican immigrant parents, who were also mountain people who grew up in big farming families with no plumbing or electricity, snuggling with siblings during winter nights in unheated bedrooms.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Move them to an unheated garage or shed, which will allow the plants to enter a dormancy stage.

— Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of unheated

Verb

In the aftermath, OpenAI froze some research projects and slowed others while tightening its sandboxes and expanding monitoring.

— Alex Heath, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
Tatis followed with a lineout to second base that froze Harris, who then got to second on Cronenworth’s groundout and was left there when Machado popped out again.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

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