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ice-cold

[ahys-kohld] / ˈaɪsˈkoʊld /
ADJECTIVE
very cold
Synonyms
STRONGEST
frozen glacial icy
WEAK
Siberian algid arctic biting bitter bitterly cold brumal chill cutting freezing gelid piercing polar raw sub-zero wintry
Antonyms
STRONGEST
friendly hot warm
WEAK
burning hot

Example Sentences

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I was on day three of travel-induced “ick,” sitting in an airport Chili’s at 10:30 a.m., eating a cup of enchilada soup with a glass of ice-cold lemon water.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026

The question for investors is whether this will heat up ICE’s ice-cold stock.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

I would sip ice-cold cordial and suck ice lollies to keep dehydration at bay the best I could.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

A Titanic passenger’s pocket watch sold for an ice-cold $2.3 million at auction.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025

Being a cool, not to say an ice-cold, ten at the time, I took the big move, so far as I know, untraumatically.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.