iceberg

[ahys-burg] / ˈaɪs bɜrg /

ADJECTIVE

dispassionate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abstract candid detached disinterested sober unbiased unemotional

WEAK

aloof calm cold-blooded cold-fish collected composed cool cool cat couldn't care less fair impersonal imperturbable indifferent judicial just laid back moderate neutral nondiscriminatory nonpartisan objective poker-faced quiet serene temperate tough unexcitable unexcited unflappable uninvolved unmoved unprejudiced unruffled

Antonyms

STRONGEST

biased interested prejudiced

WEAK

emotional excited feeling involved moved partial passionate subjective

NOUN

cold fish

Synonyms

WEAK

aloof person unfeeling person

NOUN

glacier

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ice floe

STRONG

berg floe icecap

WEAK

glacial mass ice field snow slide

NOUN

ice

Synonyms

STRONG

chunk crystal diamonds floe glacier glaze hail hailstone icicle permafrost sleet

WEAK

cube ice dry ice ice cube

Antonyms

WEAK

water

Example Sentences

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These lawsuits are the tip of the iceberg.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

"We are potentially only seeing the tip of the iceberg," Dr. Tordjman said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

In the early 1970s, he launched a nationwide boycott of iceberg lettuce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Smith, who's also the global ambassador for the Tourette Association of America, describes it as an "iceberg" condition.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

She gently steered the iceberg toward the ladder, and a few minutes later, she was climbing.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown