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wintry

adjective
variants: also wintery

Synonyms and Antonyms of wintry

1 having a low or subnormal temperature

  • a wintry and snowy day
Synonyms of wintry

algid, arctic, bitter, bone-chilling, chill, chilly, cold, coldish, cool, coolish, freezing, frigid, frosty, gelid, glacial, ice-cold, icy, nipping, nippy, numbing, polar, shivery, snappy
Words Related to wintry

cryogenic, subfreezing, subzero, ultracold

cutting, keen, penetrating, piercing, sharp

bracing, brisk, crisp, invigorating, rigorous

chilled, cooled, frosted, frozen, iced, refrigerated, unheated
Near Antonyms of wintry

lukewarm, tepid

heated, overheated, reheated, warmed

snug, toasty, warm

feverish, flushed, inflamed (also enflamed)

canicular, equatorial, muggy, steamy, summery, tropical
Antonyms of wintry

ardent, blazing, boiling, broiling, burning, fervent, fervid, fiery, glowing, hot, igneous, molten, piping hot, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, seething, sizzling, sultry, sweltering, torrid, ultrahot, warming, white-hot

2 lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling

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

antiseptic, arctic, brittle, chill, chilly, clammy, cold, cold-blooded, cold-eyed, coldish, cool, frigid, frosty, frozen, gelid, glacial, hard-eyed, icy, uncordial, unfriendly, unsympathetic
Words Related to wintry

bloodless, coldhearted, hard-hearted, heartless, kindless, pitiless, uncaring, unfeeling

reserved, soulless, undemonstrative, unemotional, unresponsive

apathetic, indifferent, unenthusiastic, uninterested

aloof, detached, dispassionate, impersonal, offish, standoffish

antisocial, unsociable, unsocial
Near Antonyms of wintry

compassionate, kind, kindhearted

demonstrative, emotional, expressive

eager, enthusiastic, passionate
Antonyms of wintry

cordial, friendly, genial, happy, hearty, sympathetic, warm, warm-blooded, warmhearted

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