ice-cold

adjective

ˈīs-ˈkōld 

: extremely cold

Synonyms of ice-cold

• icy
• cold
• freezing
• frigid
• chilly
• chill
• cool

Examples of ice-cold in a Sentence

ice-cold hands from hours spent shoveling snow

Recent Examples on the Web

The McDonald’s drive-thru has always been a great place to grab a quick bite on the road or the perfect mid-afternoon snack (which is an order of piping hot and perfectly salty fries and an ice-cold Diet Coke). — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026

Now top it off with a pint of ice-cold hard cider, pouring slowly to keep those bubbles bright. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

And Congress ought to be – Congress ought to get up off its ice-cold lazy butt and cut it itself. — CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

The dive crowd swears by the ice-cold beer and juicy burgers at Brass Ring Pub in Jupiter. — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ice-cold

• copyhold
• decontrolled
• hundredfold
• manifold
• marigold
• oversold
• petioled
• sevenfold
• stranglehold
• subthreshold
• thousandfold
• uncontrolled

Kids Definition

ice-cold

adjective

ˈī-ˈskōld

: very cold