FROSTED Synonyms: 145 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of frosted

as in iced

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verb

past tense of frost

as in annoyed

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts it was the salesclerk's high-handed rudeness that really frosted me

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Recent Examples of frosted

Adjective

The generously frosted cinnamon roll has inspired a following of its own. — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026 Pair your free drink with one of Swig’s pink-frosted sugar cookies. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 21 Aug. 2026

Verb

At the Port Authority Bus Terminal expansion, half a mile uptown, Staller trained his lens on giant tubes of steel rimmed with teeth—core drill sections, frosted with snow, like colossal ziti topped with mozzarella cheese—which a crane was hoisting into place. — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026 Serve your cake or cupcakes frosted with cream cheese frosting at room temperature for the best taste and texture. — Molly Allen, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for frosted

Recent Examples of Synonyms for frosted

Adjective

The cakes were mostly straightforward iced and decorated affairs, and were nothing that the man—or more likely the woman—in the street wouldn’t recognize as cake.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Pitchside Coffee serves a variety of espresso drinks, drip coffee, iced teas, matcha and more.

— Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of iced

Verb

One guy in cargo shorts and a battered Ramones T-shirt kept casting dirty looks at the sky, clearly annoyed at the thumping of the TV news helicopters — there were at least three overhead at all times — drowning out his commentary.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
What annoyed me the most, though, was the way the meditation teachers talked, which tended toward New Age–isms in passive voice.

— Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of annoyed

Adjective

The accords failed to stop the war, creating a frozen conflict with an ever-rising human toll that ultimately gave way to a full-scale invasion.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Check basket capacity too, since countertop units make and store ice but generally won’t keep it frozen indefinitely.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of frozen

Verb

The indictment revealed that prosecutors had bugged the Aisenbergs' home for three months after Sabrina's disappearance.

— Curran Rastogi, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, a law-enforcement agency known as NABU, had bugged Mindich’s apartment in Kyiv, and detectives picked up his conversations about Fire Point.

— Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Definition of bugged

Adjective

Items that need to stay refrigerated while they’re transported are often the first to see prices rise, according to David Ortega, a professor of food economics and policy at Michigan State University.

— Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
Frozen and refrigerated goods, such as fresh produce, are most sensitive to price increases because diesel is typically used to power both cold storage and transportation.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of refrigerated

Verb

The episode confused and irritated the Red Sox, and following Saturday’s win starting pitcher Sonny Gray acknowledged that Alexander’s antics had provided the club with extra motivation.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2026
The comments irritated Ilicali, who took to social media in response.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of irritated

Adjective

Unlike many plants, these like to be crowded in their pots, so yearly replanting isn’t necessary—just overwinter the whole pot on a windowsill or unheated garage, Montgomery says.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 1 Sep. 2026
Her arc mirrored that of my Mexican immigrant parents, who were also mountain people who grew up in big farming families with no plumbing or electricity, snuggling with siblings during winter nights in unheated bedrooms.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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