Synonyms of mold

mold 1 of 2

noun

as in soil

the loose surface material in which plants naturally grow

mold so rich that just about anything will grow in it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soil
• dirt
• ground
• sand
• mud
• earth
• clay
• dust
• gravel
• clod
• muck
• sediment
• silt
• kaolin
• gumbo
• loam
• topsoil
• humus
• detritus
• colluvium
• blackland
• loess
• gley
• alluvium
• gault
• guck
• subsoil
• shingle
• marl
• substratum
• duff
• mull

mold

2 of 2

verb

as in to decompose

to go through decomposition

plants molding in the abandoned garden

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decompose
• rot
• disintegrate
• decay
• molder
• perish
• fall apart
• fester
• corrupt
• spoil
• deteriorate
• foul
• putrefy
• crumble
• descend
• break down
• turn
• go to seed
• contaminate
• rust
• sour
• taint
• ferment
• pollute
• defile
• turn off
• sink
• degenerate
• curdle
• mortify
• wither
• decline
• addle
• dilapidate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• grow
• develop
• mature
• ripen
• age
• restore
• renew
• refresh
• purify
• cleanse
• improve
• better
• assemble
• integrate
• compose
• ameliorate
• meliorate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mold

Noun

At her basement workshop, hatmaker Lisa Sarigiannidou turns straw braids into boaters using century-old presses and molds in a matter of minutes. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

The ceiling was made using an original 1920s mold after the family saw a similar design in an architectural magazine. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Verb

Pointedly, none were discovered according to an agent’s discriminating taste or molded by an editor into a font of commercial storytelling. — M. C. Mah, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

The past two years have shaped my early adulthood and molded my thought process around how far this music thing can really go for me. — Sidney Madden, VIBE.com, 19 Aug. 2026