Synonyms for icy
ˈaɪ siicy

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1. frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintryadjective

   devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain

   "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile"

   Synonyms:
   wintry, frozen, nipping, wintery, frigid, frozen(p), quick-frozen, arctic, snappy, gelid, crisp, rooted(p), fixed, glacial, rimed, flash-frozen, cold, polar, stock-still, rimy, nippy, frosty

   Antonyms:
   hot, unfrozen, unglazed

2. arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polaradjective

   extremely cold

   "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"

   Synonyms:
   polar, north-polar, cold, gelid, pivotal, diametric, opposite, frosty, diametrical, frozen, glacial, arctic, frigid, wintry

   Antonyms:
   unglazed, unfrozen, hot

3. icyadjective

   covered with or containing or consisting of ice

   "icy northern waters"

   Synonyms:
   polar, glacial, gelid, frosty, frozen, wintry, arctic, frigid

   Antonyms:
   hot, unfrozen, unglazed

4. icyadjective

   shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice

   "roads and trees glazed with an icy film"

   Synonyms:
   polar, glacial, gelid, frosty, frozen, wintry, arctic, frigid

   Antonyms:
   unglazed, unfrozen, hot

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. coldadjective

   the weather is lower than comfortable.

   Submitted by Lollipopslove on May 9, 2022  

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1. icyadjective

   Synonyms:
   glacial

2. icyadjective

   Synonyms:
   cold, chilling, frosty

3. icyadjective

   Synonyms:
   frigid, indifferent, cold-hearted

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1. icyadjective

   Synonyms:
   glacial, glacious

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1. List of paraphrases for "icy":

   frigid, iced, ice-cold, glacial, freezing, ice, cold, frozen

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1. David Horvath:

   The interaction of ascending magma and the icy substrate of this region could have provided favorable conditions for microbial life fairly recently and raises the possibility of extant life in this region.

2. Transportation Commissioner Russell McMurry:

   As the forecast has evolved, it has become more likely that a significant area of Georgia will experience icy conditions as part of the incoming storm system.

3. Sylvia Levi:

   She (India) has left indelible imprints on one fourth of the human race in the course of a long succession of centuries. She has the right to reclaim... her place amongst the great nations summarizing and symbolizing the spirit of humanity. From Persia to the Chinese sea, from the icy regions of Siberia to Islands of Java and Borneo, India has propagated her beliefs, her tales, and her civilization.

4. Kimberlee Robinson:

   I knew it was icy, but I didn’t think it was that bad.

5. Sebastien Loeb:

   The opening has not been too bad, even if it is not easy to start in the night and in icy conditions, the first stage went OK but we didn't select the best tyres for the second one and we suffered as a result of that. We perhaps under-estimated the performance gap between the slick tyres and four snow tyres.