MELTS Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

melts

verb

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 As Textile Exchange notes, thermomechanical recycling—which essentially melts plastics down to create new pellets—has a couple limitations. — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 21 July 2026 For this classic treat, bananas are seared in a butter-brown sugar sauce, then topped with vanilla ice cream, which melts slightly from the warmth. — Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 3 July 2026 Once dense and lumpy, the balm is now a silky and lush oil that melts away impurities while leaving my skin hydrated. — Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 30 June 2026 For example, cones from the sand pine can shield seeds for years, only to release them as the heat from low-intensity fires melts their resin and opens their scales. — Torben Rick, The Conversation, 18 June 2026 When the snow melts a wide array of other activities become available. — Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026 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

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Verb

Once that dialogue disappears, so does the ability to negotiate.

— Chris Ryan, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Lorente’s The Bad Son focuses on 11-year-old Ruben, who has to move in with his grandmother when his father mysteriously disappears.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026

Definition of disappears

Verb

Early-warning system As climate change accelerates the retreat of tidewater glaciers and thaws the permafrost holding Arctic mountains together, the structural integrity of these landscapes is failing.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026
Apply a granular fertilizer around the plant when the ground thaws in spring and again in late spring.

— Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2026

Definition of thaws

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That's why your rate vanishes at checkout, why one hotel shows on 30 channels at 30 slightly different prices and why a nice five-star in Bali takes nine seconds to say whether a room is free.

— Abhinav Sinha, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Green’s newfound intensity could merely be an early flash that vanishes by August, much less September.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

Definition of vanishes

Verb

The Environmental Protection Agency describes Cs-137 as a flexible, soft, and silvery-white metal that liquifies near room temperature.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Aug. 2025
These are all weapons specifically designed to annihilate outsiders trying to get inside the cities, weapons meant to cause the most pain for the amusement of the insiders (think a napalm bomb ornately decorated in the shape of a cone, which liquifies outsiders in seconds).

— Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025

Definition of liquefies

Verb

As Anna’s smile dissolves in the final moments, survival is cold comfort.

— JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026
The single-story structure revolves around a soaring central living and dining pavilion where floor-to-ceiling glass dissolves the boundary between indoors and out.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 July 2026

Definition of dissolves

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Its radar works alongside visible and thermal cameras to provide continuous situational awareness, while integrated command-and-control software fuses sensor data into a single operating picture.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
The beach and pools are merely steps from the resort, whose architecture fuses the natural environment and pays a nod to its surroundings is an experience in and of itself.

— Gina Kramer, USA Today, 25 July 2026