Synonyms of melting

melting 1 of 2

noun

as in evaporation

Related Words

• evaporation
• passing
• fading
• vanishing
• dissipation
• dissolution
• withdrawal
• departing
• disappearance
• departure
• exiting
• retirement
• parting
• going
• leaving
• quitting
• fadeaway
• retreat
• decamping
• exit
• egress
• decampment
• evacuation
• farewell
• exodus
• leave-taking
• emigration
• clearing out

Dissimilar Words

• coming
• appearance
• arrival
• approach
• advent
• entrance
• beginning
• start
• incoming
• onset
• morning
• birth
• dawn
• commencement
• genesis
• ingress
• debut
• inception
• dawning

melting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of melt

1

as in vanishing

to cease to be visible

the fog soon melted away with the rising of the sun

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vanishing
• disappearing
• fading
• evaporating
• flying
• dissolving
• fleeing
• dissipating
• sinking
• blurring
• dematerializing
• dropping out of sight
• evanescing
• dispersing
• dying (away or down or out)
• drying up
• dimming
• clearing
• blanking (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appearing
• emerging
• arriving
• issuing
• coming out
• looming
• materializing
• showing up
• breaking out

2

as in thawing

to go from a solid to a liquid state

a forgotten carton of ice cream was melting away on the counter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thawing
• fusing
• liquefying
• softening
• dissolving
• fluxing
• running
• deliquescing
• smelting
• trying
• rendering
• thinning
• founding
• guttering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hardening
• solidifying
• setting
• thickening
• coagulating
• congealing
• clotting
• gelling
• jellying
• jelling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of melting

Noun

PyroGenesis will supply a coarse Ti64 titanium powder for electron beam melting, or EBM. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026

Late last month, a hiker discovered human remains that turned up following the melting of the Trift glacier south of the city of Lucerne, prompting a recovery operation, the regional government said Wednesday. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

The melting of glaciers in the Swiss Alps has revealed more than just the ground beneath them, as bodies of long-missing persons have been uncovered as the ice retreats. — James Powel, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

The bodies of two Belgian climbers who disappeared in the Swiss Alps 34 years ago have been found, freed from the melting Trift Glacier, police said Wednesday. — CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

While there was a 20-year slowdown in the rate at which sea-ice melted in the Arctic, that ended last year as new research from the University of Southampton shows melting levels continuing to increase. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

Two months earlier, the body of a man who vanished in 1997 was found intact in a melting glacier in Pakistan’s Kohistan region. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Markus Stoffel, professor for climate change and natural risks at the University of Geneva, said climate change leads to the melting of both glaciers and permafrost. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Warmer stretches throughout winter could actually melt additional snow with time, although consistent heavy snow would greatly counteract that melting. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Verb

The system builds complex metal structures by melting steel wire with electric arcs. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

Sunflower and jojoba seed oils do much of the makeup-melting work while replenishing skin with emollient moisture, and a supporting cast of ceramides, panthenol, hyaluronic acid, cica, and fig helps hydrate, soothe, and support the moisture barrier. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 20 Aug. 2026

Inside, ice cream was melting in the freezer, and several cans of soda and juice were warm. — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

With other phones, even something simple like replacing an aging battery often requires melting adhesive, prying apart fragile glass panels, and decoupling cables. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026

Glazed baby back ribs, satisfyingly sticky and spiced with gochujang, come smothered with melting mozzarella for crazy long cheese pulls on Chicago-style, falling-off-the-bone pork. — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

Known as the lifeblood of the Southwest, the Colorado River starts in the Rocky Mountains, fed by melting snowpack, and ends in the Gulf of California in Mexico. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

Those reservoirs collect rainfall and melting snow in the warmer months, and the water is used to produce snow during the ski season. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Hilton had helped moderate the party’s public image on issues like the environment, orchestrating Cameron’s 2006 visit to a melting Arctic glacier. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026