Synonyms of ice-cold
37 similar words · 9 opposite words
Another word for ice-cold is freezing. Other synonyms of ice-cold are clay-cold, boreal and cold. The opposite of ice-cold is hot.
Synonyms and similar words for ice-cold
adjectiveVery cold.
- cold as iceVery cold.
- icy
- freezing coldUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see freezing, cold: cold in a way that involves freezing of water or...
- freezingVery cold.
- frigid
- frosty
- stone coldVery cold (literally); lacking any semblance of warmth.
- cold as a well-digger's arseVery cold.
- 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.
- cold
- cold as a mackerel
- cold as charityVery cold, whether in temperature or in demeanour.
- froreExtremely cold; frozen.
- frozen
- gelidVery cold; icy or frosty; frigid.
- glacial
- hiemalOf or pertaining to winter, wintry.
- inclement
- nesh
- nippy
- parky UK
- polar
- sleetyCovered in sleet; full of sleet.
- snowy
- tatersCold.
- wintry
nounA cold serving of beer.
- cold oneA beer; usually, a cold beer straight from a refrigerator or cooler.
- frosty oneSynonym of cold one.
Opposite of ice-cold
adjectiveVery cold.
- boiling hot
- steaming hot
- piping hotUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see piping, hot: very hot in a way that involves sizzling, crackling, or...
- baking hot
- smoking hotUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see smoking, hot: so hot as to be emitting smoke, perhaps about to catch...
- hot
- heated
- calid rareWarm, hot.
- choleric obsolete
Meaning of ice-cold
- adjective Very cold.
- adjective Of a person, look, or behavior: without emotion; distant; (sometimes) silently disapproving.
- adjective Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ice, cold: as cold as ice or nearly so (close to a freezing point).
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