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frozen

frozen

1 3.9
Fixed at the same level and cannot be changed
  • adjective
  • /ˈfroʊzən/
translation icon : congelado
  • It wants a lower volume, but that's been frozen at a higher volume.

Such courses too often come across as a frozen body of dogma.

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Examples

  • Dante's Frozen Yogurt

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  • It will be frozen, frozen fresh, ready to eat, guys.

  • Evelyn Addresses Fans' Concerns Over Her Frozen Eggs

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  • Due to the economic crisis, salaries have been frozen and cannot be increased for the next year.

  • The government's decision to keep interest rates frozen has surprised many economists.

  • Many investment accounts were frozen due to ongoing legal disputes, leaving investors unable to access their funds.

Synonyms

on ice
vsfrozen
21 4.9

Put off until later

refers to being immovable or undoable rather than briefly postponed
deep freeze
vsfrozen
2 6.0

A time when work or activity stops for a long time

means unable to be changed and immovable rather than temporarily halted
fixed
vsfrozen
1.8

Stays the same and cannot be changed

is used for values and stresses being immovable and not undoable
deadlocked
vsfrozen
6.6

A situation where two sides cannot agree so nothing moves forward

stops change by being set immovably rather than by opposing forces

Antonyms

155 3.4

Able to change or be changed to fit different situations

variable
  • Specialized
140 4.2

A number or symbol that can have different values

Compounds

19 2.0

A cold, soft sweet dessert like ice cream made from milk with a slightly sour taste

4 1.3

Food kept very cold so it does not go bad, like vegetables or pizzas

A sweet cold food made by freezing milk or fruit

1 2.3

A cold sweet dessert like ice cream made with eggs and cream

flash-frozen
  • Specialized
1 4.1

Frozen very quickly to keep flavor and nutrients

1 1.0

Food that is kept very cold so it stays fresh longer

A frozen concentrate of orange juice that you mix with water before drinking

frozen metaphor
  • Literature
7.5

A phrase that once painted a picture but now names things directly

A cold dessert made from custard, nuts, and sometimes a little alcohol, served frozen

quick-frozen
  • Specialized
3.8

Made very cold quickly to keep the taste and nutrients

How Fixed

irreversible
46 6.0
frozen
1 3.9
unlocked
1 1.0
changeable
8 3.5

Surface Forms

frozen positive

Morphology

frozen = freeze (semi-transparent) = freeze + en

The concept of 'frozen' prices is metaphorical, extending the idea of immobility from physical to economic contexts.

Etymology

Frozen is also used in a figurative way from the idea of ice stopping movement; it means 'fixed' or 'not able to change', which is why we speak of frozen prices or salaries that cannot move.