NIPPY Synonyms: 208 Similar and Opposite Words

nippy

adjective

ˈni-pē

Definition of nippy

as in chilly

having a low or subnormal temperature bring a jacket, as it's a little nippy outside

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as in spicy

having a powerfully stimulating odor or flavor blue cheese is a little too nippy for my taste

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as in brisk

moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed racing around the neighborhood on a nippy scooter

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as in chilling

uncomfortably cool a nippy wind that chilled parade watchers to the bone

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Recent Examples of nippy According to computer models, the pull of the Red Planet may have altered the Earth's orbit until things got nippy. — New Atlas, 13 Jan. 2026 Crackling leaves and nippy mornings, early sunsets and football games. — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025 Oscar Ortiz was particularly nippy down the left, Bertoni was highly energetic down the right, and Leopoldo Luque was a good foil for Kempes, scoring a spectacular long-range strike against France. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025 With it, there’s no need to haul up a turtleneck or coat collar in the nippy wind or rain. — Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nippy

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nippy

Adjective

Lightweight blankets are soft and comfortable for curling up on a chilly evening.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Rowers pushed through a rainy and chilly start Friday morning while fans in ponchos and raincoats cheered them on.

— Anna Meiler, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of chilly

Adjective

The resulting meatballs were moist, herby, spiced, seasoned, spicy and just a joy to eat.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Braeburns have pronounced sweetness balanced by tartness, and their flavor becomes richer, almost spicy, in the oven.

— Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of spicy

Adjective

Though the Scandi brand was selling at a brisk pace to her online customers, Stover knew the economics weren’t going to work for the long term if every reorder was saddled with that kind of extra cost.

— Jessica Binns, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026
The final product is a rousing, brisk, and genuinely inspiring biopic that never feels like homework.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of brisk

Adjective

Neither maudlin nor melodramatic, and without any glorification, the song is infected by the same chilling gloom which has glommed onto the best of Messrs Linkous, Berman, and Drake.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
As Hal puts it the next morning, the chilling effect is very effective.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of chilling

Adjective

That level of pure confidence while talking to the person with cold, hard footage is what makes Lisa Barlow the perfect Real Housewife.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
Shea’s supervisor confronted her when Shea’s findings in a cold case could not be replicated.

— Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of cold

Adjective

The garlic added a pungent heat, and the tahina a nutty savoriness.

— Cooking Editor, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Many glass cleaners use ammonia to cut through grease and grime, but instead of leaving your appliances polished and shiny, the pungent solution can actually leave a streaky, cloudy sheen on stainless steel.

— Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of pungent

Adjective

This is the experience of some students in the state and it is being further complicated by the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence, rising college costs and limited exposure to jobs before graduation.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Their operational training regularly includes rapid rope insertions from heights of 100 feet or more.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of rapid

Adjective

The group’s trademark sense of space, room for the sax, Sandman’s voice, and ear candy like acoustic guitar, echoey cymbals, and distant piano, and their uniquely chill sense of melody take cente rstage on the song.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026
The Asics Gel-SlowCush prioritizes comfort while being recommended for recovery runs, low-intensity training or merely chill jaunts.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

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