Meanings
verbunfreeze (third-person singular simple present unfreezes, present participle unfreezing, simple past unfroze, past participle unfrozen)
present singular third person unfreezes · participle present unfreezing · past unfroze · participle past unfrozen
- transitiveTo defrost something.
- intransitiveTo thaw.
- transitivecomputingTo release from a previously locked or frozen state.
- transitivebusinessTo release previously suspended financial assets.
The indictment said that after Mr. Bankman-Fried received confirmation that the accounts were unfrozen, the rest of the bribe money was paid.
2023 March 28, Matthew Goldstein, “Sam Bankman-Fried Is Charged With Foreign Bribery”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
Opposite
verbbecome or cause to become soft or liquid
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian размразявам
- размразявам (razmrazjavam)release from a previously locked or frozen state
Māori wetetio
- wetetiorelease from a previously locked or frozen state
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with unfreeze
pleasediseasefeesJapanesetreeskeysexpertiseoverseaseasePortugueseBelizeprixVietnameseLouisefreezebreezeteespressqueezeLebanesefriesteaseseizeMaltese
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
unfreeze. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfreeze
MLA
“unfreeze.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfreeze. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unfreeze,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfreeze.
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