Synonyms of subzero

subzero

adjective

as in icy

below zero degrees

subzero temperatures

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of subzero

But due to the hazardous, subzero wind chill and 32-degree water temperature, authorities needed to take caution to extract the car without sending divers in the water, according to a sheriff's office news release. —Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025

Even areas as far south as the south-central Plains and the Ohio Valley will experience subzero wind chills by the middle of the week. —Nazaneen Ghaffar, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025

The inauguration was moved indoors in the U.S. Capitol after subzero wind chills prompted a change of plan. —Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025

The subzero wind chills can cause frostbite and hypothermia with prolonged exposure, the weather service says. —David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Jan. 2025