NIPPY Synonyms: 208 Similar and Opposite Words

nippy

adjective

ˈni-pē

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as in chilly

having a low or subnormal temperature bring a jacket, as it's a little nippy outside

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as in spicy

having a powerfully stimulating odor or flavor blue cheese is a little too nippy for my taste

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as in brisk

moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed racing around the neighborhood on a nippy scooter

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as in chilling

uncomfortably cool a nippy wind that chilled parade watchers to the bone

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Recent Examples of nippy Oscar Ortiz was particularly nippy down the left, Bertoni was highly energetic down the right, and Leopoldo Luque was a good foil for Kempes, scoring a spectacular long-range strike against France. —

Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025 The Lost Valley is home to a simulated dinosaur chase through a jungle as well as a nippy roller coaster which heads out into the desert. —

Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Despite the nippy wind by the lake, Montrose Beach had a busy Sunday: families gathered on picnic blankets to celebrate Mother’s Day, and seagulls, killdeer and red-winged blackbirds scoured for food among the waves that washed ashore. —

Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025 With it, there’s no need to haul up a turtleneck or coat collar in the nippy wind or rain. —

Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nippy

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You're tempted to lower your thermostat for a chilly home, but as a result, you're met with energy bills that are just as high (if not higher) than the temperatures outside.

— Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
The wind was chilly, but the sun made up for it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026