Definitions

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

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

endanger harm hurt injure

STRONG

contradict deny forget ignore invalidate neglect reject repudiate veto

VERB

incarcerate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

free let go liberate release

STRONG

cancel cease stop

VERB

jail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

carry out do

STRONG

stop

WEAK

decide vote

Example Sentences

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Back like Captain America, revived and ready to go after being put on ice for a spell, needed to save the day.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

The government has slowly started releasing the backlog of economic data reports that were put on ice due to the record-long shutdown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 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

The organs were put on ice and transported to Cambridge, where they were placed in the machine to be "reconditioned" before transplant.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2024

Mix it with the chicken, and put them both into a bread tin, and when cold put on ice over night.

From A Little Cook Book for a Little Girl by Benton, Caroline French

put on ice

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