Synonyms of gelid

gelid

adjective

ˈje-ləd 

1

as in icy

having a low or subnormal temperature

the Titanic passengers could not long survive the gelid waters of the North Atlantic

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in frigid

lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling

the judge listened with the gelid detachment of someone who had heard it all before

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gelid

Togo tirelessly led his pack most of the way, pushing the other dogs to ignore powerful headwinds, deep snow, uphill climbs and gelid temperatures. — David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025

Moss brought an uncanny, even creepy quality to the character which added to the show’s gelid mystique. — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2022

Instead, most of its plasma comes from icy volcanism on Enceladus, a gelid moon that erupts water-ice slush from deep crevasses around its south pole. — Robin Andrews, Wired, 22 Feb. 2022

Settings range globally without fanfare, as do Krauss’s gelid portraits of modern arrangements. — Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2020

Admittedly, former commercials director Niccol is terrific at composing looks; however, an assemblage of glossy, gelid sequences does not necessarily add up to a satisfying cohesive film. — Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2019

Ungainly in looks, but a natural for work — each hoof a snowshoe, with hollow fur for warmth and to buoy them across gelid Arctic rivers. — Christopher Solomon, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2019

But other ailments that are either directly or tangentially related to the gelid weather have multiplied. — John Benson, cleveland.com, 4 Jan. 2018

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