MELTING Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

melting 1 of 2

noun

Definition of melting

as in evaporation

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melting

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verb

present participle of melt

as in vanishing

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

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as in thawing

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 melting

Noun

Between October 2024 and April 2026, Kia North America's safety office identified 18 incidents involving either localized seat fires or melting of the seat motor, per recall documents. — ABC News, 10 July 2026 And though Prince Harry reunited with his father, King Charles, in the fall of 2025, the icy relationship between the brothers shows few signs of melting. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 7 July 2026 This heat drives more melting and more basaltic volcanism, a process that plays out not just in the minutes-to-hours timescale of the actual collision, but in tens or even hundreds of millions of years afterward. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 5 July 2026 But Al-Juburi doesn’t see the result as a melting pot, which burns away the unique flavors and characteristics of each ingredient. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026 And that traditional core American values include being a welcoming melting pot and nation of immigrants who want to embrace the world. — Vahe Gregorian july 4, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026 At the same time, her eyes were free of the ultimate Millennial marker, winged liner, and colored with a melting pot of brown, bronze and dusty gray shadow, visible in her waterline, too. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 July 2026 As a city at the heart of the American South, Atlanta’s traditional soul food foundations have given way to a modern-day melting pot, blending Southern roots with inventive and global culinary techniques. — Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Power outages have also led to a Ferris Wheel being shut down and ice cream melting in the food hall. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

Verb

The topping, a mixture of heavy cream and mascarpone, is light and creamy without melting as easily in the summer heat. — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 5 July 2026 When a large body hits, some of the impact energy goes into vaporizing or melting rock right at the impact site. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 5 July 2026 As summer arrives, snow begins melting, ice hardens and rocks loosen, increasing the risk of falls and rockfall. — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026 The thick debris mantle shades the ice, keeping it colder, similar to how ski areas have started covering their slopes with reflective blankets in summer to stave off melting. — Ashlesha Khatiwada, The Conversation, 1 July 2026 Wheeled coolers, like this 62-quart option from Coleman, are easy to transport and can keep ice from melting due to hot temperatures. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 June 2026 Direct reduction furnaces purify iron ore without fully melting it. — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026 The event has quickly faced problems including power outages, melting ice cream – and a lack of representation from states that declined to send delegations. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 26 June 2026 The song comes with a striking visual where Teitelbaum finds herself in a beige hallway, desperately trying to keep an ice sculpture of a fawn from melting. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for melting

Noun

Indirect use comes from averaging the water footprint of all the power sources on a regional grid—which includes hydroelectric plants that consume huge amounts of water due to evaporation from dams and lakes.

— Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
Water deeply and infrequently in the morning to encourage stronger roots and reduce evaporation.

— Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 16 July 2026

Definition of evaporation

Verb

This vanishing act is due largely to the thousands of walleye seeking out cool water refuges in the lake, which can shift depending on the weather, experts say.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
The feminist sites have largely shut down, and physical media is vanishing; many of the magazines that Jezebel targeted—Redbook, InStyle, Marie Claire, Glamour, Self—have ceased printing or gone entirely defunct.

— Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026

Definition of vanishing

Verb

Concrete cracking can be caused by tree roots and soil movement, freezing and thawing cycles in the winter, and expansion during the summer.

— Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026
Any leftover moisture will increase sogginess after thawing, so be sure to dry them thoroughly.

— Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 6 July 2026

Definition of thawing

Noun

The path forward is especially complicated by Graham's passing.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 July 2026
The anthem is a passing of the torch from original voice actress Auli'i Cravalho to new star Catherine Laga'aia, with a playful rap verse from Dwayne Johnson's Maui thrown in for good measure.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of passing

Verb

Adrian, creative and energetic from childhood on—and raised in the presence of movie cameras—became a filmmaker himself, fusing a passion for extreme skiing with his cinematic sensibility.

— Marina Harss, New Yorker, 10 July 2026
Best July 4th Bose Headphone Deal Bose QuietComfort The Bose QuietComfort Headphones claim absolute silence by fusing industry-leading active noise cancellation mechanics with plush, pressure-relieving over-ear cushions.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026

Definition of fusing

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These give the Synactif Daytime Moisturizer texture-smoothing, tone-evening, contour-sculpting, cell-renewing, age-spot-fading, and wrinkle-plumping properties.

— Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 13 July 2026
Moreover, washing certain fabrics in hot water can do more harm than good, leading to shrinking, fading, texture changes, and other types of damage.

— Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 4 July 2026

Definition of fading

Verb

Book review sections are evaporating; NPR has been eviscerated; and social media followings no longer seem to be reliably converting into book sales.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
This means more of the sun's energy goes into evaporating plant and soil moisture as opposed to causing the temperature to rise.

— Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 1 July 2026

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