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 new take on the oval pastry combines sweet almond paste with tart cherry filling for the perfect combination of flavors to cut through the flaky dough and creamy white icing. — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 15 July 2026

After a stop at a Toledo bakery, the bus smelled of doughnut icing. — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 11 July 2026

Verb

The final touch is a cream cheese icing good enough to eat by the spoonful. — Better Homes & Gardens, 4 July 2026

An inspired taste straight from the South, this flavor features pineapple, banana, coconut, and carrot ice cream, made complete with cream cheese icing swirls, banana bread, and praline pecan pieces, of course. — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 1 July 2026