Antonyms of adj tropical
3 of 4 senses of tropical
Sense 1
tropical, tropic -- (relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator); "tropical islands"; "tropical fruit")
INDIRECT (VIA equatorial) -> polar -- (of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles; "polar regions")
Sense 3
tropical -- (characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense)
INDIRECT (VIA figurative) -> literal -- (limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text; "a literal translation")
Sense 4
tropical, tropic -- (of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics; "tropical weather")
INDIRECT (VIA hot) -> cold -- (having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer")
Similarity of adj tropical
4 senses of tropical
Sense 1
tropical, tropic -- (relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator); "tropical islands"; "tropical fruit")
=> equatorial (vs. polar) -- (of or existing at or near the geographic equator; "equatorial Africa")
Sense 2
tropical -- (of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic; "tropical year")
Sense 3
tropical -- (characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense)
=> figurative (vs. literal), nonliteral -- ((used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech; "figurative language")
Sense 4
tropical, tropic -- (of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics; "tropical weather")
=> hot (vs. cold) -- (used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead")
