Synonyms of icing

icing 1 of 2

noun

as in reward

Related Words

• reward
• award
• fringe benefit
• premium
• prize
• windfall
• contribution
• subsidy
• gift
• present
• grant
• presentation
• manna
• offering
• freebie
• giveaway
• favor
• generosity
• donation
• boon
• pension
• beneficence
• benevolence
• bounty
• benefaction
• charity
• philanthropy
• largesse
• bestowal

icing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of ice

1

as in ensuring

to make sure, certain, or safe

with that win, the team has pretty much iced a spot in the play-offs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ensuring
• assuring
• guaranteeing
• securing
• insuring
• cinching
• guarantying
• promising
• certifying
• swearing
• attesting
• vouching
• witnessing
• warranting
• pledging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undermining
• weakening
• enfeebling

2

as in murdering

slang to put to death deliberately

that gang leader wouldn't hesitate to ice anyone who tries to invade his turf

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murdering
• assassinating
• slaying
• executing
• killing
• getting
• neutralizing
• dispatching
• whacking
• snuffing
• taking out
• terminating
• putting away
• knocking off
• offing
• destroying
• doing in
• shooting
• doing away with
• slaughtering
• croaking
• bumping off
• liquidating
• rubbing out
• cutting down
• blowing away
• carrying off
• shooting down
• blotting out
• eliminating
• felling
• smiting
• eradicating
• claiming
• zapping
• mowing (down)
• wiping out
• massacring
• annihilating
• exterminating
• butchering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restoring
• raising
• reviving
• animating
• resuscitating
• resurrecting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of icing

Noun

The photo showed the mom of one in front of a cake with white icing and a pink candle, while her son sat beside her. — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

Asus Laptop Deals This entry-level gaming laptop is already a bargain at retail, so consider an additional 5% Prime Day price drop as the icing on the cake. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026

Verb

Fortunately for the Yankees and the ballplayer, Chisholm avoided serious injury, felt better after icing, and was back in the Bombers’ lineup for Friday’s 5-0 win over the Reds, which featured a career-high 13 strikeouts and six scoreless innings from Cam Schlittler. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026

But if the franchise has a no-return policy, icing out Jay Woodcroft, Todd Nelson and Craig MacTavish, the options are retreads and the unproven. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 12 June 2026