SUBZERO Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

subzero

adjective

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as in icy

below zero degrees subzero temperatures

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Recent Examples of subzero With low temperatures down to the single digits for most in the Northeast and those winds continuing to howl, wind chills will be subzero across all of the Northeast. —

Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2026 Despite subzero temperatures, the day saw between 50,000 and 100,000 people hit the streets to demand justice for Renee Good, a 37-year-old woman murdered by an ICE agent on January 7th, and to call on Congress to stop writing blank checks to fund ICE. —

Literary Hub, 31 Jan. 2026 More than 50,000 residents—including Frey, in a hooded parka—took to the streets last week in subzero temperatures. —

Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2026 Forecasters said the extreme cold and subzero wind chills remain the greatest danger. —

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subzero

icy

Adjective

However, her icy stepmother, Paula (Amy Seimetz), is an adversary rather than a nurturer.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
The Brooks Range and icy coastline of Prudhoe Bay have functionally isolated the tundra’s plant-fungus partnerships from the rest of Alaska.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026