Synonyms of frosty
82 similar words
Another word for frosty is cold. Other synonyms of frosty are icy, frosted, gelid, clay-cold and boreal.
Synonyms and similar words for frosty
adjectiveCold, chilly; icy.
- frigid
- wintry
- algidCold, chilly; used of low body temperature, especially in connection with certain diseases such as malaria and cholera.
- Arctic
- Baltic
- borealOf, relating to, or coming from the north.
- brass monkeysVery cold.
- brumal
- chill
- chilled
- chilly
- clay-coldAs cold as clay; lifeless.
- coldUnfriendly; emotionally distant or unfeeling.
- cold as a mackerel
- cold as charityVery cold, whether in temperature or in demeanour.
- freezing
- froreExtremely cold; frozen.
- frozen
- gelidVery cold; icy or frosty; frigid.
- glacial
- hiemalOf or pertaining to winter, wintry.
- icyCharacterized by coldness of manner; frigid; cold.
- inclement
- nesh
- nippy
- parky UK
- polar
- sleetyCovered in sleet; full of sleet.
- snowy
- tatersCold.
adjectiveHaving frost on it or in it.
- frostboundBound or confined by frost.
- frostedCovered in frost; frosty.
- rimedCovered in rime (etymology 1) or (generally) frost.
adjectiveHaving an aloof or inhospitable manner.
- cool
- harshSevere or cruel.
- severeStrict or harsh.
- aloofEither physically or emotionally remote: distant, standoffish.
- distantEmotionally unresponsive or unwilling to express genuine feelings.
- hanktyAloof; snobbish.
- offishAloof, standoffish.
- quietNot showy; undemonstrative.
- remoteEmotionally detached.
- standoffishAloof; reserved; unsociable and unfriendly.
- thorny
- touch-me-not-ishAloof; standoffish.
- unapproachableAloof and unfriendly.
- unbendingVery reserved, aloof and asocial.
- undemonstrativeNot given to showing emotion or feelings; reserved or distant.
- unimpressionableNot impressionable.
- uninvolvedEmotionally distant.
- brutalHarsh; unrelenting.
- callousEmotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
- insensate formalUnfeeling, heartless, cruel, insensitive.
- hardhanded
- cold-eyedThat looks coldly or dispassionately; having a fierce or aloof mein.
- cruelHarsh; severe.
- dour
- thick-skinned
- flint-heartedSynonym of hardhearted.
- forbiddingAppearing to be threatening, unfriendly or potentially unpleasant.
- grimDismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
- hardSevere, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
- hard-boiledOf a person, especially a detective, callous and unsentimental.
- hardenedUnfeeling; pitiless; callous.
- hardheartedLacking in compassion; cold and pitiless.
- heartlessWithout feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring; cruel.
- humorlessLacking humor or levity; serious; not funny, amusing, amused, or lighthearted.
- iron-heartedSynonym of hardhearted.
- insensitiveNot expressing normal emotional feelings; cold; tactless; undiplomatic.
- marble-heartedEmotionally cold, cruel, and unfeeling.
- rigorous
- rockheartedSynonym of hardhearted.
- stern
- stoneheartedSynonym of hardhearted.
- stonyOf a person, lacking warmth and emotion.
- stonyheartedCruel, compassionless, discompassionate, as if having a heart made of stone.
- strictSevere in discipline.
- toughStrict, not lenient.
- unsympatheticNot sympathetic; ill-disposed.
- unmovedNot sympathetic; uncaring.
- hard-to-get datedThat is aloof, distant, or unapproachable.
- strange obsoleteReserved; distant in deportment.
Meaning of frosty
- adjective Cold, chilly; icy.
- adjective Having frost on it or in it.
- adjective Having an aloof or inhospitable manner.
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