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frigid

[frij-id] / ˈfrɪdʒ ɪd /
ADJECTIVE
extremely cold
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chilly freezing frosty frozen glacial ice-cold icy wintry
WEAK
Siberian antarctic 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
unresponsive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chilly cold forbidding frosty icy
WEAK
aloof austere cold-hearted cold-shoulder cool formal impotent indifferent lifeless passionless passive repellent rigid stiff unapproachable unbending unfeeling unloving
Antonyms
STRONGEST
friendly hot sympathetic warm
WEAK
amicable amorous lovable loving responsive

Example Sentences

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Athena ended up in a frigid crater and tipped over, leaving its solar batteries unable to charge.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Now the Red Planet is frigid, dry, and surrounded by only a thin layer of air.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

Some were there to view the vast assortment of works on display; others may have been simply seeking refuge from Manhattan’s frigid temperatures.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Kyiv was in the depths of a frigid winter so monochrome that the scene on the platform could have been an old newsreel, but it was 2022 and happening in a technicolour, digital age.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

The handsome Dr. Kane knew how to entertain while describing the mysteries of the frigid northlands.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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