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put on ice

VERB
affirm
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assert confirm declare guarantee insist maintain profess ratify repeat
STRONG
asseverate attest aver avouch avow certify cinch clinch ice okay predicate pronounce set state swear testify vouch witness
WEAK
cross heart have a lock on lock up nail down rubber-stamp say so swear on bible swear up and down
Antonyms
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deny forget veto
STRONG
disavow refute reject renounce repudiate
WEAK
negate nullify
VERB
assure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
confirm ensure guarantee insure secure
STRONG
cinch clinch complete ice lock seal set
WEAK
have a lock on lock on lock up make sure nail down
Antonyms
STRONG
halt
VERB
confine
Synonyms
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constrain detain hinder imprison incarcerate jail restrain restrict
STRONG
bar bind bound cage circumscribe cool cramp delimit enslave fix hog-tie ice immure intern keep repress shorten
WEAK
cool down hem in hold back put a lid on put away send up shut up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
free let go liberate release
STRONG
allow ignore increase loose loosen neglect open permit unbind unfasten
VERB
defer
Synonyms
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adjourn delay extend hold up postpone prolong set aside shelve stall suspend waive
STRONG
block detain hinder impede intermit lengthen obstruct procrastinate prorogue protract remit retard slow stay table
WEAK
give rain check hang fire lay over put on back burner put on hold
Antonyms
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advance allow carry out continue do expedite forward further maintain shorten
STRONG
abbreviate aid assist encourage facilitate help let go promote push support
WEAK
force forge hasten hurry
VERB
ensure
Synonyms
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assure establish insure protect provide safeguard secure
STRONG
arrange certify cinch clinch confirm effect guard okay warrant
WEAK
lock on lock up make certain make safe make sure nail down set out
Antonyms
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endanger harm hurt injure
STRONG
contradict deny forget ignore invalidate neglect reject repudiate veto
VERB
incarcerate
Synonyms
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confine detain imprison jail lock up
STRONG
book cage commit constrain hold immure impound intern railroad restrain restrict settle slough
WEAK
bastille coop up put away put under lock and key send up the river take away throw book at
Antonyms
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free let go liberate release
STRONG
cancel cease stop
VERB
jail
Synonyms
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confine detain hold imprison lock up sentence take away
STRONG
bastille book cage can constrain immure impound prison railroad
WEAK
put away put behind bars send up throw away the keys throw in dungeon throw the book at
Antonyms
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free let go liberate release
VERB
pigeonhole
Synonyms
STRONG
assort class classify defer delay dismiss file group hold label peg postpone rank sideline sort tab table
WEAK
hold off hold up lay aside put aside put down as put off put on hold put on the back burner type cast
Antonyms
STRONG
advance disorder expedite forward hasten hurry maintain scatter
VERB
restrict
Synonyms
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curb decrease define diminish hamper impede inhibit limit narrow reduce regulate restrain shorten
STRONG
bind bound chain check circumscribe constrict contain contract cramp delimit delimitate demarcate encircle enclose inclose moderate modify qualify shrink surround temper tether tie
WEAK
bottle up come down on cool down demark hang up hem in hold back hold down keep within bounds keep within limits pin down prelimit put away send up shut in
Antonyms
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aid allow assist develop encourage enlarge expand extend free grow help increase lengthen raise
STRONG
let go liberate loose loosen open permit release stretch unbind unfasten unloose untie
VERB
sentence
Synonyms
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blame condemn confine convict imprison incarcerate jail penalize punish
STRONG
adjudge adjudicate damn denounce devote doom impound judge ordain proscribe railroad rule settle
WEAK
mete out pass judgment put away send to prison send up the river take the fall throw the book at
Antonyms
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exonerate free let go liberate pardon praise release reward
STRONG
commend
WEAK
accuse blame charge
VERB
shelve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
freeze give up mothball prolong put off suspend waive
STRONG
delay dismiss drop hold pigeonhole prorogue scrub sideline stay table
WEAK
hang up hold off hold over hold up lay aside put aside put on back burner put on hold slow up tie up
Antonyms
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continue go
STRONG
advance
WEAK
carry out do go ahead
VERB
suspend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjourn arrest bar cease defer discontinue eject exclude file halt interrupt postpone put off reject rule out shelve stay waive withhold
STRONG
can check debar eliminate hang inactivate intermit omit pigeonhole procrastinate prorogue protract retard
WEAK
break up count out cut short hang fire hang up hold up lay aside lay off lay on the table lay over pink slip put a stop to put an end to put on back burner put on hold put on the shelf stave off
Antonyms
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accept add advance allow begin carry on carry out continue do encourage expedite forge forward go include keep on release
WEAK
complete finish persist sustain
VERB
table
Synonyms
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defer propose put off shelve submit suggest
STRONG
cool delay enter hang move pigeonhole
WEAK
hold off hold up put aside put forward put on back burner put on hold put on the shelf
Antonyms
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carry out do
STRONG
stop
WEAK
decide vote

Example Sentences

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The company’s co-chief executive, Jorge Gonzalez Henrichsen, said many manufacturing-investment plans had been put on ice earlier this year until companies had more clarity on the tariff levels for Mexico and other countries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

Besides the UAE, Russia and Turkey have also attempted to either secure port concessions or obtain a naval base in Sudan -- though those negotiations have either failed or been put on ice.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

And, she said, her work will soon be be put on ice.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

If the cicadas gathered as tenerals aren’t cooked right away or put on ice, within a matter of hours they go through another growth spurt, shifting into adults.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024

Put in cool place to harden but do not put on ice as the gelatine would cause the mixture to flake.

From Foods That Will Win The War And How To Cook Them (1918) by Goudiss, Alberta M. (Alberta Moorhouse)