MOLDERED Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

moldered

verb

past tense of molder

as in decomposed

to go through decomposition leaves moldering in the compost pile

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Recent Examples of moldered As the franchise moldered this past decade, other executives wondered if it could be resurrected. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 The bodies of their mothers, fathers, grandparents, children and babies had moldered in a room-temperature building in Colorado. — Jesse Bedayn, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026

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The body itself was badly decomposed after spending an unknown amount of time exposed to the elements, with animals, bugs and rain, plus 50 years in storage.

— Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
Determining the causes of death was complicated by how decomposed the bodies were, the medical examiner’s office said.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of decomposed

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The resulting collisions formed excited compound nuclei that decayed through multiple gamma-ray steps.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
In order to have aqueous alteration there needs to be some internal heating [usually via radioactive elements] and if something forms later than everything else then there will be less heat [since many of the radioactive elements will have already decayed].

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 June 2026

Definition of decayed

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After a 2025 season in which their offensive line disintegrated before their eyes, the Chargers had every reason to believe this would be a bounce-back year.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The house was the only one that was still standing; all the others have disintegrated into abstract shapes.

— Alex Jovanovich, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

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