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Antonyms for on ice
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : ahys |
Phonetic Transcription : aɪs |
- adjacent
- ambiguous
- changeable
- close
- compassionate
- concerned
- confused
- counterfeit
- deferential
- delaying
- delicate
- disapproved
- dishonest
- dismayed
- disputable
- distrustful
- doubted
- doubtful
- doubting
- dubious
- endangered
- false
- faltering
- feared
- fearful
- feeble
- flexible
- free
- friendly
- fuzzy
- healthy
- hesitant
- hesitating
- imbalanced
- imperfect
- indefinite
- indistinct
- infirm
- insecure
- interested
- invalid
- irresolute
- kind
- liberated
- loose
- moving
- near
- nearby
- neighboring
- nervous
- obscure
- postponing
- procrastinating
- questionable
- refutable
- sociable
- soft
- sympathetic
- uncertain
- unclear
- unconfident
- undecided
- undetermined
- unfastened
- unfixed
- unlimited
- unpredictable
- unprotected
- unreal
- unreliable
- unsafe
- unsecure
- unsound
- unstable
- unsure
- untrustworthy
- vacillating
- vague
- warm
- wavering
- weak
- well
- wobbly
- yielding
Definition of on ice
Origin :- Old English is "ice" (also the name of the rune for -i-), from Proto-Germanic *isa- (cf. Old Norse iss, Old Frisian is, Dutch ijs, German Eis), with no certain cognates beyond Germanic, though possible relatives are Avestan aexa- "frost, ice," isu- "frosty, icy;" Afghan asai "frost." Slang meaning "diamonds" is attested from 1906.
- Ice cube attested from 1904. Ice age attested from 1832. To break the ice "to make the first opening to any attempt" is from 1580s, metaphoric of making passages for boats by breaking up river ice though in modern use usually with implications of "cold reserve."
- As in assured : adj absolutely certain
- As in secure : adj certain, definite
- As in six feet under : adj dead
- As in certain : adj undoubtable, valid
- As in inarguable : adj certain
- As in incontestable : adj certain
- As in unassailable : adj certain
- As in undisputable : adj certain
- As in confined : adj limited, enclosed
- As in decided : adj certain, definite
- As in determined : adj driven, persistent
- As in distant : adj aloof
- As in aloof : adj remote
- As in guaranteed : adj made certain
Synonyms for on ice
- able
- above
- absolute
- affirmed
- apart
- approved
- arrogant
- ascertained
- assured
- at ease
- attested
- authoritative
- balanced
- bedfast
- bedridden
- bent
- bent on
- beyond doubt
- bonded
- bottled up
- bound
- buckled down
- carefree
- casual
- categorical
- ceremonious
- certified
- chilled
- chilly
- cinch
- cinched
- circumscribed
- clear
- clear-cut
- clinched
- cold
- cold fish
- compassed
- conclusive
- confident
- confirmable
- confirmed
- constant
- cool
- cooped up
- cramp
- cramped
- decided
- decisive
- deep-sixed
- definite
- demonstrable
- dependable
- destined
- detached
- detained
- determined
- distant
- distinct
- dogged
- done for
- earnest
- easy
- eighty-sixed
- emphatic
- endorsed
- ensured
- establishable
- established
- evident
- explicit
- express
- fated
- firm
- fixed
- flattened out
- for a fact
- for sure
- forbidding
- formal
- genuine
- gone to Davy Jones's locker
- grounded
- guaranteed
- hampered
- hard
- hard-as-nails
- hard-boiled
- hard-hearted
- hardboiled
- haughty
- have a lock on
- having down pat
- held
- hog-tied
- hopeful
- iced
- immured
- imprisoned
- in chains
- in jail
- in the bag
- in the grave
- inarguable
- incarcerated
- incommodious
- incontestable
- incontrovertible
- incurious
- indifferent
- indisposed
- indisputable
- indubitable
- infallible
- insociable
- insured
- intent
- invalided
- irrefutable
- jailed
- known
- laid back
- laid up
- locked on
- locked up
- lone wolf
- loner
- made certain
- mean business
- modest
- nailed
- nailed down
- obstinate
- offish
- on ice
- pat
- pent
- persevering
- plain
- pledged
- plighted
- positive
- prearranged
- predestined
- predetermined
- pronounced
- protected
- proud
- provable
- purposeful
- pushing up daisies
- put on airs
- putting on airs
- racked
- real
- reassured
- reliable
- remote
- reserved
- resolute
- resolved
- restrained
- restricted
- reticent
- retiring
- runaway
- safe
- salted away
- sanguine
- sealed
- sealed up
- secluded
- secure
- secured
- self-assured
- self-confident
- serious
- set
- set on
- settled
- sewed up
- shoo-in
- shut in
- shy
- sick
- single-minded
- solid
- solitary
- sound
- stable
- standoff
- standoffish
- steadfast
- steady
- stiff
- strong
- strong-minded
- strong-willed
- stubborn
- stuck up
- stuck-up
- supercilious
- supreme
- sure
- sure enough
- sure thing
- sure-fire
- surefire
- tenacious
- thick-skinned
- tried and true
- true
- trustworthy
- unalterable
- unambiguous
- unanxious
- unapproachable
- unassailable
- uncompanionable
- unconcerned
- undeniable
- undisputable
- undisputed
- undoubted
- undoubtful
- unequivocal
- unerring
- unfaltering
- unflinching
- unfriendly
- unhesitating
- uninterested
- unmistakable
- unquestionable
- unresponsive
- unsociable
- unsympathetic
- unwavering
- uppity
- verifiable
- warranted
- well-founded
- withdrawn
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