Synonyms & related words for icy

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of icy — including frigid, frosty, gelid, frozen, glacial, wintry. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to icy

Explore words related to icy — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include iciness, frore, icebound, frigidness, frostwork, gelidness, subfreezing, gelidity. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for icy

Common synonyms for icy include frigid, frosty, gelid, frozen, glacial, wintry, arctic, sleety — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does icy come from?

The word icy breaks down into one root of Old English origin: the root ic-, from Old English is (“ice”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.