Synonyms of frosts

frosts 1 of 2

noun

plural of frost

as in disasters

something that has failed

the get-acquainted meeting with his fiancée's parents turned out to be a complete frost

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disasters
• failures
• catastrophes
• disappointments
• bombs
• busts
• shipwrecks
• lemons
• losers
• washouts
• misses
• flops
• clinkers
• duds
• fiascoes
• turkeys
• debacles
• messes
• clunkers
• bummers
• fizzles
• dogs
• hashes
• near misses
• shambles
• muddles
• botches
• has-beens
• nonevents
• also-rans
• nonstarters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hits
• successes
• winners
• blockbusters
• phenomena
• smashes
• corkers
• dandies
• crackerjacks
• jim-dandies

frosts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of frost

as in bugs

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bugs
• annoys
• bothers
• persecutes
• irritates
• aggravates
• gets
• nettles
• eats
• ruffles
• galls
• exasperates
• grates
• itches
• angers
• plagues
• worries
• gripes
• vexes
• riles
• rasps
• irks
• narks
• chafes
• infuriates
• wears on
• spites
• burns (up)
• teases
• hacks (off)
• provokes
• piques
• insults
• gets to
• upsets
• peeves
• sets one's teeth on edge
• puts out
• harasses
• offends
• outrages
• sticks in one's craw
• enrages
• rubs the wrong way
• rouses
• nags
• inflames
• distresses
• badgers
• gets one's goat
• baits
• unsettles
• hassles
• gets on one's nerves
• harries
• devils
• heckles
• rankles
• pesters
• disquiets
• discomforts
• affronts
• antagonizes
• incenses
• maddens
• undoes
• roils
• bullyrags
• unhinges
• agitates
• perturbs
• exercises
• discomposes
• freaks (out)
• frets
• hagrides
• miffs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delights
• obliges
• pleases
• contents
• mollifies
• appeases
• gladdens
• satisfies
• conciliates
• pacifies
• propitiates
• gratifies
• cheers
• placates
• consoles
• assures
• comforts
• soothes
• quiets
• reassures
• solaces

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of frosts

Noun

These events, along with floods, drought and late-spring frosts are all worrisome and can adversely affect crops throughout the year. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

Work boots lacked traction, which isn’t ideal when playing on British turf often muddied by rain or slicked by winter frosts. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

This is an advantage in areas where the growing season is short because of early fall frosts. — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 22 June 2026

Snap a picture in midseason, during full bloom, and towards the approach of the first frosts. — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2026

The early heat prompted some domestic crops to begin blossoming weeks ahead of schedule instead of remaining dormant throughout the winter, leaving them exposed to subsequent frosts, according to Brad Rippey, a USDA meteorologist. — Bloomberg, Oc Register, 27 May 2026

These cold-hardy crops are the backbone of an early spring garden, capable of withstanding light frosts and continuing to produce as temperatures slowly warm. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026

Early spring warmth and late frosts are killing our plants. — Angela Fritz, CNN Money, 12 May 2026

As climate change delays the first winter frosts across much of North America, summer ragweed also keeps flowering longer, extending the latter part of pollen season into the fall, said David Wees, a faculty lecturer in horticulture at McGill University in Montreal. — Keerti Gopal, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026

Verb

Airy meringue frosts this tender, lime-and-coconut cake. — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 29 Apr. 2026

These hybrid magnolias display magnificent deep-pink to reddish-purple flowers late enough in spring that frosts seldom damage them. — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026