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Synonyms & Antonyms for icy
Synonyms
- algid,
- arctic,
- bitter,
- bone-chilling,
- chill,
- chilly,
- cold,
- coldish,
- cool,
- coolish,
- freezing,
- frigid,
- frosty,
- gelid,
- glacial,
- ice-cold,
- nipping,
- nippy,
- numbing,
- polar,
- shivery,
- snappy,
- wintry
- (also wintery)
Antonyms
- ardent,
- blazing,
- boiling,
- broiling,
- burning,
- fervent,
- fervid,
- fiery,
- glowing,
- hot,
- igneous,
- molten,
- piping hot,
- red-hot,
- roasting,
- scalding,
- scorching,
- searing,
- seething,
- sizzling,
- sultry,
- sweltering,
- torrid,
- ultrahot,
- warming,
- white-hot
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“Icy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/icy. Accessed 22 Apr. 2021.
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