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 Once the snow melts fully, the season starts up once again, typically in April or May. — Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026 Like, something otherworldly literally melts away the anxiety. — Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026 Yellowstone remains an active volcano Yellowstone sits above a hotspot where heat from deep inside Earth melts rock beneath the crust. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for melts

Verb

When a patient of Julia’s daughter is murdered and her medical file disappears, the family becomes prime suspects.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Firms cannot solve every gap by bringing in outside talent and hoping the problem disappears.

— Deepa Tailor, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of disappears

Verb

Hig thaws out a bit when an emergency landing drops him in the orbit of a paranoid rancher (Guy Pearce) and his daughter, Cima (Margaret Qualley).

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of thaws

Verb

In Figments of Freedom, written, directed by and starring Webber, a Marine goes AWOL, burns his life to ash, and vanishes into America’s fractured heart.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
For many, August represents the last opportunity to sneak in a summer vacation before the season all too quickly vanishes.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 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

Throughout the financial troubles that the couple face given Fyodor’s inability to deliver pages, Szumowska and Englert feature scatological humor that further dissolves any notions of elegance associated with 19th-century Europe.

— Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
This mutual exchange naturally dissolves stereotypes and builds deep respect.

— Kent Ingle, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of dissolves

Verb

That dynamic remains visible even as pricing softens across the commercial market.

— Randy Sadler, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Though the adaptation softens Sophoclean ambiguity in favor of moral clarity, commanding performances and lush costumes, projections and Indigenous music create a gripping spectacle that renews the Getty’s classical theater tradition.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026