Synonyms of icing

icing 1 of 2

noun

as in fringe benefit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fringe benefit
• reward
• award
• premium
• prize
• windfall
• contribution
• subsidy
• gift
• giveaway
• present
• freebee
• grant
• manna
• presentation
• freebie
• offering
• generosity
• favor
• donation
• boon
• largess
• beneficence
• benefaction
• pension
• largesse
• benevolence
• bestowal
• bounty
• philanthropy
• charity

icing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of ice

1

as in ensuring

to make sure, certain, or safe

with that win, the team has pretty much iced a spot in the play-offs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ensuring
• assuring
• guaranteeing
• securing
• insuring
• cinching
• guarantying
• promising
• certifying
• swearing
• attesting
• vouching
• witnessing
• warranting
• pledging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undermining
• weakening
• enfeebling

2

as in murdering

slang to put to death deliberately

that gang leader wouldn't hesitate to ice anyone who tries to invade his turf

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murdering
• assassinating
• slaying
• executing
• killing
• getting
• neutralizing
• dispatching
• whacking
• snuffing
• taking out
• terminating
• putting away
• knocking off
• offing
• destroying
• doing in
• shooting
• doing away with
• slaughtering
• croaking
• bumping off
• liquidating
• rubbing out
• cutting down
• blowing away
• carrying off
• shooting down
• blotting out
• eliminating
• felling
• smiting
• eradicating
• claiming
• zapping
• mowing (down)
• wiping out
• massacring
• annihilating
• exterminating
• butchering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restoring
• raising
• reviving
• animating
• resuscitating
• resurrecting

Examples of icing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Shannon then took a little taste of the icing on her finger and encouraged Stormi to do the same, prompting the little girl and her cousin Chicago to dip their fingers into the cake. —Jenny Haward, Peoplemag, 27 July 2024

To gild the lily, éclairs get both a sweet icing and filling, typically a pastry cream or crème pâtissière in French. —Cece Pascual, Washington Post, 19 July 2024

Plus knowing that Ridley Scott’s seminal original ALIEN also played a midnight UK premiere at the Festival back in 1979 is the icing on a spectacular, albeit very gnarly, cake. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 July 2024

Barbie Sweet 65th Doughnut: A glazed doughnut dipped in chocolate icing, topped with Barbie Sweet 65th sprinkles. —Kelly Tyko, Axios, 3 Sep. 2024