MELTED Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in molten

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verb

past tense of melt

as in disappeared

to cease to be visible the fog soon melted away with the rising of the sun

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as in thawed

to go from a solid to a liquid state a forgotten carton of ice cream was melting away on the counter

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Recent Examples of melted

Adjective

Bacalao with melted leeks comes from the Spanish side of Lane’s brain, finished with a South American seaweed salt for umami and grip. — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Verb

The buttery texture and toasted notes of Stag Leaps’ Winery 2023 Napa Valley Chardonnay ($35) match the rich, creamy elements and melted cheese of the recipe, while its mineral finish keeps the dish from feeling heavy. — Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 The naan pizza has a naan crust with the creamy tomato gravy used in the restaurant’s curry, melted cheese and choice of protein on top. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026 Power outages crippled the Ferris wheel and melted ice cream. — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026 While today's freezers are packed with ice cream flavors such as cookies and cream, salted caramel and mint chocolate chip, some old-time favorites seem to have melted away. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 The pepperoni was savory and a little crisp around the edges, while the hot honey added a sweet kick that played nicely against the salty meat and melted cheese. — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026 Place the remaining ¼ cup (45 g) chocolate chips in a small microwave-safe bowl and heat at 50% power in 10-second increments, stirring well with a rubber spatula after each, until melted, about 30 seconds total. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 It was completely melted at this point, the plastic tubing slick with condensation. — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026 Each is made in the same materials as the reference object, reducing them to pure form, melted or sundered askew, obliterating any possibility of function. — Kim Córdova, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for melted

Adjective

Each color change requires it to unload one filament, load another and purge the remaining molten plastic.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
Increasing demand for molten salt reactors Molten salt reactors run at near-atmospheric pressure and rely on passive safety mechanisms if power fails.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of molten

Verb

Salty water that isn’t frozen conducts electricity much better than ice-rich frozen ground, so the differences that show up can reveal areas where the ground has thawed.

— Ming Xiao, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026
Undamaged tomatoes can often be washed, their stems removed, and frozen solid, then thawed and used in salsas, stews, or marinara later on.

— Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of thawed

Verb

Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, vanished 22,000 miles into their expedition.

— Lana Zak, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
There, researchers have just announced that AI may help hasten the return of the extinct dodo, with the flightless bird, which vanished from the world more than 350 years ago, likely walking among us again sometime in the early 2030s.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of vanished

Verb

His personal agony fused with despair over the military government, which continued to crack down on democracy activists.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Long before then, Basquiat had become a legend, an icon of a decade that fused the liberations of Downtown with the frustrations of Uptown.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of fused

Verb

At its center is Saujet Cannes, a tuberose creation softened by coconut water, peach blossom, solar amber, jasmine, neroli, vetiver and vanilla.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
The drinks, developed with Pankaj Balachandran of Countertop, include a whisky highball made with water softened in clay pots over days.

— Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of softened

Verb

Eventually, the tank pressure results in venting losses of the hydrogen that has already been produced, liquefied, transported, and purchased.

— Josh McMorrow, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
The gas can always be liquefied and exported around the world to an energy-needy globe.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026