Synonyms for arctic
ˈɑrk tɪk or, esp. for 7 , ˈɑr tɪkarc·tic

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1. Arctic, Arctic Zone, North Frigid Zonenoun

   the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole

   Synonyms:
   rubber, gumshoe, golosh, galosh

   Antonyms:
   equatorial, hot

2. arctic, galosh, golosh, rubber, gumshoeadjective

   a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

   Synonyms:
   condom, caoutchouc, safe, safety, hawkshaw, rubber, pencil eraser, golosh, dick, rubber eraser, gumshoe, synthetic rubber, galosh, gum elastic, prophylactic, natural rubber

   Antonyms:
   equatorial, hot

3. north-polar, Arcticadjective

   of or relating to the Arctic

   "the Arctic summer"

   Synonyms:
   glacial, north-polar, frigid, polar, icy, gelid

   Antonyms:
   equatorial, hot

4. 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, icy, cold, gelid, pivotal, diametric, opposite, frosty, diametrical, frozen, glacial, frigid, wintry

   Antonyms:
   equatorial, hot

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1. arcticadjective

   Synonyms:
   northern, boreal

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1. List of paraphrases for "arctic":

   artic, arctique, polar, char

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1. Valery Nesterov:

   Such accidents are again raising a big question over the need to explore Arctic offshore.

2. Julia Slingsby:

   Russia’s latest move into the Arctic is the fruit of the Obama administration’s failed energy policies. Obama has sent a clear signal to the world -- which Russia has correctly interpreted -- that our nation is choosing weakness when it comes to energy development, instead of letting Russia bully us, America should be exerting our energy power by developing our resources on multiple fronts. A strong American presence in the Arctic means a safer Arctic.

3. Thomas Smith:

   In the Siberian Arctic, we're concerned about the tundra ecosystem to the north of the forest, this would normally be too wet or frozen to burn, in the last two years we saw a lot of fires in this ecosystem, which suggests that things are changing there.

4. Meredith Cocks:

   Our goal is to basically demonstrate as much community resistance to Shell’s plans to drill for oil and secure new oil reserves in the Arctic.

5. Jody Thomas:

   China has a voracious appetite and will stop at nothing to feed itself, and the Arctic is one of the last domains and regions left, and we have to understand it and exploit it — and more quickly than they can exploit it, nobody would invest the kind of money inbuilding up the military capacity in the Arcticwithout reason, intent or purpose.