Synonyms of nippy

nippy

adjective

1

as in chilly

having a low or subnormal temperature

bring a jacket, as it's a little nippy outside

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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2

as in spicy

having a powerfully stimulating odor or flavor

blue cheese is a little too nippy for my taste

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spicy
• pungent
• tangy
• strong
• delicious
• sharp
• hot
• acidic
• acid
• peppery
• acrid
• zesty
• harsh
• piquant
• aromatic
• bitter
• acute
• exciting
• tart
• zingy
• tasty
• provocative
• putrid
• delectable
• flavorful
• savoury
• appetizing
• palatable
• energizing
• rancid
• gingery
• keen
• skunky
• toothsome
• invigorating
• savory
• animating
• rank
• redolent
• galvanizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mild
• smooth
• bland
• soft
• ripe
• gentle
• mellow
• aged
• flat
• thin
• weak
• insipid
• tasteless
• watery
• dilute
• flavorless
• savorless
• zestless

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• mild
• smooth
• bland
• soft
• ripe
• gentle
• mellow
• aged
• flat
• thin
• weak
• insipid
• tasteless
• watery
• dilute
• flavorless
• savorless
• zestless

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3

as in brisk

moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed

racing around the neighborhood on a nippy scooter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brisk
• rapid
• quick
• fast
• galloping
• swift
• speedy
• zippy
• hot
• rattling
• lightning
• hasty
• blistering
• whirlwind
• snappy
• flying
• breathless
• hurried
• rapid-fire
• fleet
• dizzy
• splitting
• fleet-footed
• at speed
• accelerated
• breakneck
• rushed
• ready
• expeditious
• vigorous
• strong
• prompt
• energetic
• strenuous
• breathtaking
• quickened
• high-speed
• rush
• hastened
• ultrafast
• ultrarapid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slow
• sluggish
• pokey
• languid
• crawling
• poky
• unhurried
• dragging
• lingering
• leisurely
• laggard
• plodding
• deliberate
• dallying
• late
• slowish
• dilatory
• tardy
• measured
• dillydallying
• poking
• dawdling
• ultraslow

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• slow
• sluggish
• pokey
• languid
• crawling
• poky
• unhurried
• dragging
• lingering
• leisurely
• laggard
• plodding
• deliberate
• dallying
• late
• slowish
• dilatory
• tardy
• measured
• dillydallying
• poking
• dawdling
• ultraslow

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4

as in chilling

uncomfortably cool

a nippy wind that chilled parade watchers to the bone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chilly
• chilling
• chill
• bitter
• bleak
• cold
• brisk
• frigid
• icy
• freezing
• sharp
• crisp
• raw
• nipping
• arctic
• frosty
• bracing
• snappy
• wintry
• rigorous
• glacial
• polar
• coolish
• ice-cold
• wintery
• invigorating
• shivery
• numbing
• subzero
• iced
• unheated
• frozen
• subfreezing
• frosted
• refrigerated
• frore

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warm
• balmy
• lukewarm
• tepid
• heated
• warmed

• warm
• balmy
• lukewarm
• tepid
• heated
• warmed