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icy

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of icy

1 having a low or subnormal temperature

an icy drink that was especially refreshing on that hot afternoon

Synonyms of icy

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

Words Related to icy

cryogenic, subfreezing, subzero, ultracold

cutting, keen, penetrating, piercing, sharp

bracing, brisk, crisp, invigorating, rigorous

chilled, cooled, frosted, frozen, iced, refrigerated, unheated

Near Antonyms of icy

lukewarm, tepid

heated, overheated, reheated, warmed

snug, toasty, warm

feverish, flushed, inflamed (also enflamed)

equatorial, muggy, steamy, summery, tropical

Antonyms of icy

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 lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling

She wondered why the salesclerk at the boutique had given her an icy glare.

Synonyms of icy

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

Words Related to icy

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 icy

compassionate, kind, kindhearted

demonstrative, emotional, expressive

eager, enthusiastic, passionate

Antonyms of icy

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

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