/ Thesaurus / C Synonyms of cold water Find synonyms for: Noun1. cold water, disparagement, depreciation, derogationusage: disparagement of a plan or hope or expectation; "she poured cold water on the whole idea of going to Africa"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: foliage Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language