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frosty

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of frosty

1 having a low or subnormal temperature

  • a frosty autumn that was a sign of the brutal winter that followed
Synonyms of frosty

algid, arctic, bitter, bone-chilling, chill, chilly, cold, coldish, cool, coolish, freezing, frigid, gelid, glacial, ice-cold, icy, nipping, nippy, numbing, polar, shivery, snappy, wintry (also wintery)
Words Related to frosty

cryogenic, subfreezing, subzero, ultracold

cutting, keen, penetrating, piercing, sharp

bracing, brisk, crisp, invigorating, rigorous

chilled, cooled, frosted, frozen, iced, refrigerated, unheated
Near Antonyms of frosty

lukewarm, tepid

heated, overheated, reheated, warmed

snug, toasty, warm

feverish, flushed, inflamed (also enflamed)

canicular, equatorial, muggy, steamy, summery, tropical
Antonyms of frosty

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

2 having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others

  • her response was frosty enough to tell me she didn't appreciate the question
Synonyms of frosty

aloof, antisocial, asocial, buttoned-up, cold, cold-eyed, cool, detached, distant, dry, offish, remote, standoff, standoffish, unbending, unclubbable, unsociable
Words Related to frosty

indrawn, introverted, nongregarious, recessive, reclusive, reserved, unsocial, withdrawn

misanthropic

apathetic, hard, indifferent, unconcerned

clinical, dispassionate, impersonal, professional

disinterested, incurious, uninterested

reticent, silent, taciturn, uncommunicative

diffident, shy, timid

cliquey, cliquish, clubbish
Near Antonyms of frosty

boon, clubbable (also clubable), clubby, companionable, convivial, extroverted (also extraverted), gregarious, outgoing

communicative, expansive, garrulous, talkative

affable, folksy, genial, gracious, hospitable

agreeable, amiable, congenial, kindly, neighborly
Antonyms of frosty

cordial, friendly, sociable, social, warm

3 lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling

  • she gave the telemarketer on the phone a frosty "No, thank you" and hung up
Synonyms of frosty

antiseptic, arctic, brittle, chill, chilly, clammy, cold, cold-blooded, cold-eyed, coldish, cool, frigid, frozen, gelid, glacial, hard-eyed, icy, uncordial, unfriendly, unsympathetic, wintry (also wintery)
Words Related to frosty

bloodless, coldhearted, hard-hearted, heartless, kindless, pitiless, uncaring, unfeeling

reserved, soulless, undemonstrative, unemotional, unresponsive

apathetic, indifferent, unenthusiastic, uninterested

aloof, detached, dispassionate, impersonal, offish, standoffish

antisocial, unsociable, unsocial
Near Antonyms of frosty

compassionate, kind, kindhearted

demonstrative, emotional, expressive

eager, enthusiastic, passionate
Antonyms of frosty

cordial, friendly, genial, happy, hearty, sympathetic, warm, warm-blooded, warmhearted

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