COOLER Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

cooler

noun

ˈkü-lər

Definition of cooler

as in penitentiary

a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody plea-bargained to avoid spending time in the cooler

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of cooler Potatoes do best between 45°F and 50°F, cooler than room temperature but not cold enough to trigger other issues. — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 29 Aug. 2026 There is a mini-fridge to store at least some of it in, but the staff recommends bringing a cooler as well. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026 There was standing water on the cookline floor, by the walk-in coolers and the three-compartment sink. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026 The fan guards in the walk-in cooler had dust and debris accumulation. — Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cooler

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooler

Noun

Beginning in 1908, after federal prisons opened in Atlanta, Georgia, and Leavenworth, Kansas, most federal prisoners were sent to these new federal prisons, and cells began to empty at the West Virginia state penitentiary.

— Ella Siegrist, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent spike in inmate deaths at the penitentiary In fiscal year 2025 – July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025 – the DOC reported 19 deaths within its annual report, the most in a decade.

— TJ Rhodes, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of penitentiary

Noun

The jury did convict Rosado of driving under the influence and he was sentenced to five years in prison, but Rosado has been behind bars on a $2 million bail since 2021 so won't have to serve any additional time.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
Over the course of Exile, one of Loktev’s subjects is poisoned; another receives a five-year prison sentence in absentia.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026