unfreezes

Melts from cold

Unfreezes is the opposite of freezing—restoring movement, flow, or access to something previously stopped or locked.

Water unfreezes when it thaws.

A computer that unfreezes starts responding again.

Banks unfreeze accounts when restrictions are lifted.

The credit card company unfreezes your account after you verify the charges.

relations

thaw

Return to liquid

rapprochement · detente · diplomacy · negotiation · normalize · ease · tensions · hostility · coldness · standoff

thaw

de-ice

Remove frozen buildup

liquify · warm · slush · drip · meltwater · snowmelt · breakup · springtime · temperate · refrigerator

release

unlock

Open a secured closure

free · liberate · activate · enable · restore · resume · reactivate · unclamp · loosen · open

movement

unstick

Free from adhesion

flow · progress · advance · loosen · shift · resume · motion · activity · stalled · stuck

renewal

revive

Restore consciousness or vigor

rekindle · regenerate · rejuvenate · refresh · resuscitate · reinvigorate · rebirth · spring · dormant · hibernation

Opposites
physical state change

unfreezesfreezes

Hardens from cold

solidifies · congeals · hardens · crystallizes · sets

restriction/mobility

unfreezesfreezes

Hardens from cold

locks · immobilizes · blocks · suspends · restricts

computational/digital state

unfreezesfreezes

Hardens from cold

locks up · hangs · crashes · stalls · seizes up

Family

unfreeze, unfreezing

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G