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antarctic

[ant-ahrk-tik, -ahr-tik] / æntˈɑrk tɪk, -ˈɑr tɪk /
ADJECTIVE
frigid
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chilly freezing frosty frozen glacial ice-cold icy wintry
WEAK
Siberian arctic chill cool frost-bound gelid hyperboreal icebox refrigerated snappy three-dog night
Antonyms
STRONGEST
friendly heated hot warm
WEAK
amicable amorous lovable loving responsive
ADJECTIVE
frosty
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chilly frigid glacial icy wintry
WEAK
arctic chill cool frozen gelid hoar ice-capped icicled nippy rimy shivery
Antonyms
STRONGEST
amicable friendly hot responsive warm
WEAK
heated
ADJECTIVE
frozen
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chilled frigid ice-cold iced icy
STRONG
frosted numb
WEAK
Siberian arctic ice-covered icebound
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hot warm
WEAK
boiling heated
ADJECTIVE
glacial
Synonyms
STRONGEST
freezing frigid frosty frozen icy polar
WEAK
arctic biting bitter chill chilly cool gelid nippy piercing raw wintry
Antonyms
STRONGEST
heated hot warm
WEAK
amicable friendly
ADJECTIVE
icy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chilly cold freezing frigid frosty glacial polar raw
WEAK
algific arctic biting bitter chill chilled to the bone chilling frigorific frost-bound frozen over gelid glaring iced refrigerated rimy shivering shivery sleeted smooth as glass
Antonyms
STRONGEST
heated hot warm
WEAK
unfrozen watery

Example Sentences

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The Antarctic Circumpolar Current carries more than 100 times the total flow of all the world's rivers combined.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

The Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets have both lost considerable mass, and the annual average extent of Arctic sea ice in 2025 was the lowest or second-lowest ever recorded in the satellite era.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Goodison-Blanks said there were collectors "worldwide" who enjoyed these sorts of pieces from expeditions relating to the Arctic, Antarctic and in particular Mount Everest.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

These reconstructed snapshots showed that the Antarctic gravity hole was initially weaker.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

Alfred Cheetham had served under Scott in the Antarctic, along with Crean.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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