MELTS Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

melts

verb

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present tense third-person singular of melt

as in disappears

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

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as in thaws

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 melts Kristen Wiig in a voice-over role also melts hearts as the lovable Roboto. —

Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 June 2026 Building eerie musical patterns, Finnis just as easily melts the sound away. —

Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 22 May 2026 Shyanne visibly melts a little in the background, and Jinx begins vibrating with rage and self-hatred. —

Erin Qualey, Vulture, 6 May 2026 Snowpack is an essential lifeline for the state’s water supply that keeps reservoirs healthy, acting as a slow, natural release system that melts gradually through drier periods and trickles water down into reservoirs. —

Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026 Hair color specialist and salon owner Sue Tyrrell created this incredible feat, which melts from naturally dark brown to fiery copper strands. —

Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026 This melts any immediate grease, DaSilva notes. —

Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 1 Apr. 2026 Until the lava of the bird’s stomach melts her valiant resins, dissolves her nomadic strength, and transforms her into a viscous secretion. —

María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026 When the Sierra snowpack melts early, not only do the plants and soils dry out faster, but the reservoirs, once drawn down, aren’t steadily replenished by snow that melts through the late spring and summer. —

Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026

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But institutional programming only runs as long as there’s a budget line for it, and when that line disappears so does the infrastructure that women were conditioned to rely on.

— Alli Kushner, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
In some images — such as those captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope — the iconic horsehead-shape disappears entirely, transforming the familiar nebula into something alien, and new.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 May 2026