MELTED Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in molten

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melted

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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

Brush remaining 1/4 cup melted butter over dough, leaving about 1 inch unfilled along one of the long sides. — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2026 Rather than being stitched together, costumes are often heat bonded, with the plastic melted at the edges to join pieces. — Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026 With Joanne’s no-seriously-this-time decision to convert, previously insurmountable obstacles have melted away. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 Microwave 10 tablespoons of the butter in a large, microwave-safe bowl on HIGH in 15- to 30-second intervals, stirring between each interval, until melted, 30 seconds to 1 minute. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2026 Microwave in 30–45 second intervals, stirring between each interval, until smooth and fully melted. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Step 2 Whisk 2 large eggs, room temperature, ¼ cup half-and-half, ¼ cup (packed; 50 g) dark brown sugar, ¼ cup (½ stick) unsalted butter, melted, slightly cooled, and 2 tsp. — Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026 Koski said what kept them going all these years was being together and finding their rhythm as the hours melted by. — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 20 Oct. 2026 These silicon chunks are melted in bespoke crucibles made of the world’s purest quartz, virtually all of which is mined from a solitary deposit in the mountains of North Carolina. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for melted

Adjective

Tiny droplets of the molten tin are fired out of a cannon into a vacuum chamber, where they are shot—sixty thousand times a second—by unerring lasers.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Each color change requires it to unload one filament, load another and purge the remaining molten plastic.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of molten

Verb

The bakery offers raw frozen pies to be baked at home and baked frozen pies to be thawed.

— Eva Flowe, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026
Let sit, draining and replacing water every 2–3 hours and making sure to keep water temperature below 40°, until turkey is thawed, 8–10 hours.

— Alton Brown, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of thawed

Verb

When Erika was 7, her cousin Yam, who was also her closest friend, vanished during a traditional festival in the Liberdade neighborhood while Erika’s mother was looking after the children.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026
Stacy Peterson vanished from her Bolingbrook home nearly 20 years ago.

— Megan De Mar, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of vanished

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Science fiction is a broad genre, and in one of its most beloved forms, it’s fused with the dynamics of a thriller.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 27 Oct. 2026
Once the hair’s fused to his scalp, Homer starts thinking like Snake, and goes after those who sent him to the Big House in the first place, including Bart.

— Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of fused

Verb

The process recalls versioning in dub, where an existing recording is stripped down and reconstructed, its individual elements isolated, amplified or faded out entirely.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Most movie theaters disappeared decades ago and the culture of cinemagoing has faded from the lives of the younger generations.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of faded

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