FROSTED Synonyms: 145 Similar and Opposite Words

frosted 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of frosted

as in iced

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verb

past tense of frost

as in annoyed

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts it was the salesclerk's high-handed rudeness that really frosted me

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Adjective

Think of it like a recipe, maybe adding flowers to a frosted cake or sprinkling powdered sugar atop a sponge cake; Stewart's rose gold hair injects a sprinkle of the same whimsy into the last few weeks of summertime. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 Aug. 2026 Choose frosted glass instead, or pick one or two cabinets as accents only. — Barbara Bellesi Zito, The Spruce, 5 Aug. 2026

Verb

At the Port Authority Bus Terminal expansion, half a mile uptown, Staller trained his lens on giant tubes of steel rimmed with teeth—core drill sections, frosted with snow, like colossal ziti topped with mozzarella cheese—which a crane was hoisting into place. — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026 Serve your cake or cupcakes frosted with cream cheese frosting at room temperature for the best taste and texture. — Molly Allen, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for frosted

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Adjective

For a sweet, Instagram-worthy treat, try a drink like the Fruit Loop, a delightfully blue, iced concoction with pea flower tea, vanilla, and oat milk.

— Blair West, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
Drinks returning for the season include the Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino, Pecan Cortado and the Pecan Crunch Latte (hot or iced).

— Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of iced

Adjective

The frozen version is a sleeper hit, with a slushy texture that is even more drinkable.

— Jason Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
As glaciers and permafrost — the frozen soil sediment and rock that acts like a glue holding mountains together — melt due to higher temperatures caused by climate change, the threat of landslides is rising in the Swiss Alps.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of frozen

Verb

The indictment revealed that prosecutors had bugged the Aisenbergs' home for three months after Sabrina's disappearance.

— Curran Rastogi, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, a law-enforcement agency known as NABU, had bugged Mindich’s apartment in Kyiv, and detectives picked up his conversations about Fire Point.

— Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Definition of bugged

Adjective

When ready to use refrigerated starter, let stand at room temperature and continue with feedings twice a day.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2026
The original cabinetry is painted in Farrow & Ball’s Broccoli Brown, the floors are cork, and the refrigerator and refrigerated doors are by Sub-Zero.

— Sara Ruffin Costello, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of refrigerated

Verb

But the idea has irritated California’s billionaire class, and some have left the state in protest or threatened to do so.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
Hasslers, the researchers found, tended to be people who irritated the study respondents but whom the respondents could not escape.

— Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026

Definition of irritated

Adjective

Move them to an unheated garage or shed, which will allow the plants to enter a dormancy stage.

— Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026
Many sloths intended for display at the International Drive attraction languished and died by early this year in small cages inside an unheated warehouse.

— Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of unheated

Verb

Right-handed reliever Joel Peguero (left hamstring strain) will be shut down for the rest of the year due to a recurring hamstring strain that’s bothered him since spring training.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
Woolen’s reaching hands bothered Brown enough that, while fielding another slant, Brown lost his grip on the football, which popped into the air.

— Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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