Synonyms of wintry

wintry

adjective

variants also wintery

1

as in chilly

having a low or subnormal temperature

a wintry and snowy day

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in icy

lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling

the doorman gave the uninvited visitors a wintry smile and escorted them out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• icy
• cold
• chilly
• brittle
• chill
• cool
• frigid
• frosty
• arctic
• glacial
• frozen
• clammy
• gelid
• unfriendly
• antiseptic
• coldish
• unsympathetic
• hard-eyed
• reserved
• detached
• cold-blooded
• uncordial
• pitiless
• cold-eyed
• uncaring
• heartless
• bloodless
• soulless
• unfeeling
• unemotional
• unresponsive
• undemonstrative
• impersonal
• indifferent
• dispassionate
• coldhearted
• aloof
• unenthusiastic
• hard-hearted
• uninterested
• apathetic
• standoffish
• antisocial
• unsocial
• kindless
• unsociable
• offish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warm
• happy
• hearty
• sympathetic
• friendly
• genial
• cordial
• kind
• emotional
• compassionate
• expressive
• warm-blooded
• warmhearted
• demonstrative
• eager
• enthusiastic
• kindhearted
• passionate