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 coins were originally buried together in a container made of organic material that has since decomposed, archaeologists believe.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Many of the children's bodies were severely decomposed, with only 26 able to be identified, and investigations into the other deaths are ongoing.

— Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of decomposed

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There is also evidence that the body was originally housed in a timber coffin that decayed over the ensuing seven centuries.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026
The resulting collisions formed excited compound nuclei that decayed through multiple gamma-ray steps.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of decayed

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The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry because of a piece of foam that the astronaut estimates might have weighed about as much as a Styrofoam container.

— Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
The faction that had a chokehold on the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) roster for quite some time completely disintegrated in recent weeks leading to all four male members getting into a match for Mustafa Ali’s TNA International Championship.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

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