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on ice
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | remote |
| Synonyms: | above, apart, casual, chilly, cold, cold fish, cool, detached, distant, forbidding, hard-boiled, hard-hearted, haughty, incurious, indifferent, laid back, lone wolf, loner*, offish, on ice, putting on airs, reserved, secluded, solitary, standoffish, stuck up, supercilious, thick-skinned, unapproachable, unconcerned, unfriendly, uninterested, unresponsive, unsociable, unsympathetic, uppity, withdrawn |
| Antonyms: | concerned, friendly, sociable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | certain |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | undoubtable, valid |
| Synonyms: | absolute, ascertained, authoritative, clear, conclusive, confirmable, definite, demonstrable, destined, determined, establishable, evident, firm, fixed, genuine, guaranteed, having down pat, in the bag, incontrovertible, indubitable, infallible, irrefutable, known, on ice, plain, positive, predestined, provable, real, reliable, safe, salted away, set, sound, supreme, sure, sure thing, true, trustworthy, unambiguous, undeniable, undoubted, unequivocal, unerring, unmistakable, verifiable |
| Antonyms: | doubtful, dubious, faltering, questionable, uncertain, unreliable, unsure |
| Main Entry: | confined |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | limited, enclosed |
| Synonyms: | bedfast, bedridden, bottled up, bound, chilled, circumscribed, compassed, cooped up, cramp, cramped, detained, flattened out, grounded, hampered, held, hog-tied, iced, immured, imprisoned, in chains, in jail, incarcerated, incommodious, indisposed, invalided, jailed, laid up, locked up, on ice, pent, restrained, restricted, sealed up, shut in, sick |
| Antonyms: | free, liberated, unlimited |
| Main Entry: | decided |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | certain, definite |
| Synonyms: | absolute, assured, categorical, cinched, clear, clear-cut, clinched, destined, determined, distinct, emphatic, explicit, express, fated, for sure, in the bag, indisputable, nailed, on ice, positive, prearranged, predetermined, pronounced, resolved, runaway, settled, sure, unalterable, unambiguous, undeniable, undisputed, unequivocal, unmistakable, unquestionable |
| Notes: | decided means recognizable, marked, unmistakable or definite, while decisive means having the power to determine an outcome or being conclusive |
| Antonyms: | indefinite, uncertain, undecided |
| Main Entry: | determined |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | driven, persistent |
| Synonyms: | bent, bent on, buckled down, constant, decided, decisive, dogged, earnest, firm, fixed, hard-as-nails, hardboiled, intent, mean business, obstinate, on ice, pat, persevering, purposeful, resolute, resolved, serious, set, set on, settled, single-minded, solid, steadfast, strong-minded, strong-willed, stubborn, tenacious, unfaltering, unflinching, unhesitating, unwavering |
| Antonyms: | flexible, hesitating, irresolute, vacillating, wavering, weak |
| Main Entry: | distant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aloof |
| Synonyms: | arrogant, ceremonious, cold, cool, formal, haughty, insociable, laid back, modest, offish, on ice, proud, put on airs, remote, reserved, restrained, reticent, retiring, shy, solitary, standoff, standoffish, stiff, stuck-up, unapproachable, uncompanionable, unconcerned, unfriendly, unsociable, uppity, withdrawn |
| Antonyms: | friendly, kind, sympathetic, warm |
| Main Entry: | guaranteed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | made certain |
| Synonyms: | affirmed, approved, ascertained, assured, attested, bonded, certified, confirmed, endorsed, for a fact, for sure, have a lock on, insured, on ice, pledged, plighted, protected, sealed, secured, sure, sure enough, sure-fire, warranted |
| Antonyms: | indefinite, insecure, uncertain, unsure |
| Main Entry: | secure |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | certain, definite |
| Synonyms: | able, absolute, assured, at ease, balanced, carefree, cinch, conclusive, confident, determined, easy, established, firm, hopeful, in the bag, locked on, nailed down, on ice, reassured, reliable, resolute, sanguine, self-assured, self-confident, settled, shoo-in, solid, sound, stable, steadfast, steady, strong, sure, sure thing, tried and true, unanxious, undoubtful, well-founded |
| Antonyms: | indefinite, insecure, uncertain, undecided, unsure |
| Main Entry: | six feet under |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dead |
| Synonyms: | deep-sixed, done for, eighty-sixed, gone to Davy Jones's locker, in the grave, on ice, pushing up daisies |
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