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

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Use leftover cheese scraps, cut up, in pasta salad, melted in macaroni and cheese, or add to snack boxes. — Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2026 Soon my body melted away, leaving only the rush of my breath and the slow metronome of my heart. — Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026 Its warble seemed the embodiment of dreams, that melted meeting point between memories and fantasy. — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026 Over the centuries, historical facts and legends have melted together, helping to make the Hope the most famous—and perhaps the most feared—diamond in the world. — Eliza Prosperini, Vanity Fair, 19 July 2026 In Canberra, budget cuts and bureaucracy, plus the creeping inevitability of World War I, steadily put the project on ice—and as the ice melted, Griffin was removed from the project altogether. — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026 England's 19-3 halftime lead melted away as Argentina rallied with a try and penalty try to cut its lead to two points 15 minutes into the second half. — ABC News, 18 July 2026 Araujo suggests adding roasted garlic, chili flakes, and a hint of honey or brown sugar to melted butter. — Amber Love Bond, Southern Living, 18 July 2026 The pat explanation for this shift is that people are just too busy, too broke, and too brain-melted to read serious books any more. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

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Why bench Rebekah Gardner, the team’s best perimeter defender, against Indiana (with Fiebich unavailable) when Kelsey Mitchell has been absolutely molten lately?

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Beyond this, next generation reactor technologies, several of which are being deployed, use coolants such as helium, molten salt, and liquid metal instead of water.

— Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of molten

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McComber disappeared the same day Banks' remains were discovered.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
But over the next 18 months, Poolside largely disappeared from view, while OpenAI and Anthropic ballooned to nearly trillion-dollar valuations with a crop of Chinese labs building open source models nipping at their heels.

— Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of disappeared

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The relationship between the Heat and James initially was frosty but his since thawed.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Fleetwood Mac isn’t in much better shape following the death of Christine McVie in 2022 and a civil war between Nicks and Buckingham that’s only recently thawed to at least a tiny degree.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026

Definition of thawed

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Logan Webb’s bid for his first win in nearly a month vanished in the late chaos, as struggling San Francisco and Anaheim clubs now turn to Robbie Ray and Ryan Johnson.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
Pena Sola vanished after being released from custody in 2016, officials said.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026

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After 9/11, the Bush administration fused counterterrorism with national defense through the global war on terrorism.

— Melinda Haas, The Conversation, 17 July 2026
The real breakthrough is continuous data lineage fused with identity-aware governance, where every dataset, permission and transfer is traceable in real time.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of fused

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Both Siard and Briceno say that a pencil that feels a little too sharp can be softened a bit on the back of your hand.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 24 July 2026
While the Phillies’ winning has softened the criticism surrounding the decision, the owner’s comments illustrate that replacing Thomson was never viewed as an easy or enjoyable choice — even if the results on the field have since justified the move.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of softened

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Kuwait, Iraq and Qatar retain heavy exposure to the waterway, while alternative pipelines cannot absorb all the crude and liquefied natural gas that would be stranded in a prolonged closure.

— Lee Ying Shan,Sam Meredith, CNBC, 14 July 2026
While at the park, he’s caught in a police sweep and counterprotest that turns violent; one protester’s eye is liquefied.

— Carolyn Kellogg, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

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