Synonyms of chilly

chilly

adjective

1

as in chilling

uncomfortably cool

those chilly nights when a warm fire can be especially comforting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chilling
• chill
• bleak
• bitter
• cold
• frigid
• brisk
• icy
• freezing
• nippy
• crisp
• sharp
• raw
• arctic
• frosty
• wintry
• nipping
• bracing
• ice-cold
• coolish
• wintery
• glacial
• polar
• rigorous
• shivery
• subzero
• invigorating
• numbing
• frozen
• unheated
• iced
• snappy
• subfreezing
• refrigerated
• frosted
• frore

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warm
• balmy
• lukewarm
• tepid
• heated
• warmed

2

as in icy

lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling

a chilly glare directed at the person who tried to go to the head of the line

Synonyms & Similar Words

• icy
• cold
• frigid
• cool
• chill
• brittle
• arctic
• wintry
• clammy
• frozen
• frosty
• reserved
• wintery
• glacial
• coldish
• unfriendly
• detached
• gelid
• antiseptic
• unsympathetic
• cold-blooded
• uncordial
• hard-eyed
• cold-eyed
• pitiless
• uncaring
• heartless
• coldhearted
• unemotional
• unfeeling
• unresponsive
• soulless
• undemonstrative
• aloof
• bloodless
• indifferent
• impersonal
• unenthusiastic
• uninterested
• apathetic
• dispassionate
• standoffish
• hard-hearted
• offish
• antisocial
• unsociable
• kindless
• unsocial

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warm
• happy
• sympathetic
• friendly
• cordial
• hearty
• genial
• kind
• emotional
• compassionate
• warm-blooded
• warmhearted
• expressive
• eager
• demonstrative
• enthusiastic
• kindhearted
• passionate

3

as in cold

having a low or subnormal temperature

a chilly spring morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cold
• frigid
• icy
• freezing
• chill
• cool
• arctic
• frosty
• wintry
• wintery
• shivery
• bitter
• brisk
• ice-cold
• polar
• coolish
• nippy
• glacial
• gelid
• chilled
• cooled
• numbing
• coldish
• bone-chilling
• crisp
• algid
• snappy
• subzero
• nipping
• subfreezing
• cryogenic
• penetrating
• ultracold
• frozen
• iced
• bracing
• unheated
• piercing
• cutting
• rigorous
• refrigerated
• sharp
• keen
• frosted
• invigorating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hot
• warming
• sweltering
• boiling
• fiery
• burning
• torrid
• sultry
• seething
• sizzling
• broiling
• fervent
• igneous
• molten
• ardent
• searing
• warm
• lukewarm
• tepid
• fervid
• red-hot
• white-hot
• blazing
• glowing
• heated
• roasting
• piping hot
• warmed
• scorching
• scalding
• overheated
• snug
• reheated
• feverish
• tropical
• ultrahot
• muggy
• inflamed
• steamy
• toasty
• equatorial
• flushed
• summery
• enflamed
• canicular