FROSTBITTEN Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

frostbitten

adjective

as in icy

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Recent Examples of frostbitten When last these teams met KC won a 26-7 playoff game at Arrowhead after the 2023 season in frostbitten winter. — Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026 Rescuers threw a rope, but with frostbitten hands and shifting ice, escape was impossible. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 Everest survivor Dawa Sherpa's daughter Mendo Lhamu Sherpa applies ointment on his frostbitten hands in Kathmandu, Nepal, on June 18, 2026. — CBS News, 19 June 2026 Shockingly, the dish was edible, albeit frostbitten and mushy. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026 This past Friday, Dan joined thousands of others at a protest in Minneapolis, where his fingers were frostbitten in the –9 degrees Fahrenheit weather. — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026 For example, placing frostbitten fingers in the armpit. — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Jan. 2026 Don't rub or massage the fragile skin and place gauze between frostbitten fingers or toes. — Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 22 Jan. 2026

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Adjective

Technology is at the heart of facials, especially, from a skin analysis machine and facial sculpting wand to a cryotherapy mask that was positively icy—but also awesome—at -4 degrees Fahrenheit.

— Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
The situation—his icy glare, the perfect framing—was a bit of stagecraft amid chaos.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of icy

Adjective

In the first photo, the SKIMS founder is seen wearing a pink tube top paired with a choker necklace and a frosty lip shade, all signature trends of the early aughts.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
In fall, frosty whitecaps splash along the Lake Erie shore, sending visitors scuttling inland just in time for leaf peeping and wine tasting.

— Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of frosty

Adjective

My heart eyes for the beets and the overall experience at Rose's almost blinded me from noticing the dressing was hardly a caramel, but rather a congealed marinade with a grainy mouthfeel.

— Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 31 Oct. 2025
In particular, the bacon bits were chilled and all stuck together in one big, congealed lump along the inside of the bowl.

— Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025

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