Synonyms of thaw

thaw

verb

ˈthȯ 

as in to melt

to go from a solid to a liquid state

will have to let the apple juice concentrate thaw before you can mix it with water

Synonyms & Similar Words

• melt
• soften
• liquefy
• dissolve
• fuse
• flux
• run
• found
• deliquesce
• try
• smelt
• render
• gutter
• thin

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solidify
• harden
• set
• congeal
• thicken
• coagulate
• gel
• jell
• clot
• jelly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of thaw

In 2023, thawing permafrost led to a rock collapse into South Lhonak Lake in Sikkim, India, generating a wave that burst through the moraine holding back the glacial lake. — Umesh Haritashya, The Conversation, 29 Aug. 2026

Scientists believe it may have been linked to thawing permafrost, causing rocks to tumble onto the glacier, destabilizing it. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Hig thaws out a bit when an emergency landing drops him in the orbit of a paranoid rancher (Guy Pearce) and his daughter, Cima (Margaret Qualley). — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026

Additionally, health inspectors cited 10 eateries after finding health food violations from improperly thawing shrimp to mold-like residue on an ice machine. — Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026