Synonyms and Antonyms of nippy
1
having a low or subnormal temperature
- bring a jacket, as it's a little nippy outside
algid, arctic, bitter, bone-chilling, chill, chilly, cold, coldish, cool, coolish, freezing, frigid, frosty, gelid, glacial, ice-cold, icy, nipping, numbing, polar, shivery, snappy, wintry (also wintery)
cryogenic, subfreezing, subzero, ultracold
cutting, keen, penetrating, piercing, sharp
bracing, brisk, crisp, invigorating, rigorous
chilled, cooled, frosted, frozen, iced, refrigerated, unheated
lukewarm, tepid
heated, overheated, reheated, warmed
snug, toasty, warm
feverish, flushed, inflamed (also enflamed)
canicular, equatorial, muggy, steamy, summery, tropical
ardent, blazing, boiling, broiling, burning, fervent, fervid, fiery, glowing, hot, igneous, molten, piping hot, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, seething, sizzling, sultry, sweltering, torrid, ultrahot, warming, white-hot
2
having a powerfully stimulating odor or flavor
- blue cheese is a little too nippy for my taste
acid, acidic
acrid, bitter, harsh
gingery, hot, peppery, piquant, spicy, tart, zesty, zingy
putrid, rancid, rank, skunky
acute, keen
animating, energizing, exciting, galvanizing, invigorating, provocative
appetizing, delectable, delicious, palatable, toothsome
flavorful, savory (also savoury), tasty
aromatic, redolent
aged, mellow, ripe
gentle, soft
flat, flavorless, insipid
savorless, tasteless, zestless
dilute, thin, watery, weak
3
moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed
- racing around the neighborhood on a nippy scooter
blistering, breakneck, breathless, brisk, dizzy, fast, fleet, fleet-footed, flying, galloping, hasty, hot, lightning, quick, rapid, rapid-fire, rattling, snappy
