Synonyms of molding

molding

verb

present participle of mold

as in decomposing

to go through decomposition

plants molding in the abandoned garden

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decomposing
• disintegrating
• rotting
• decaying
• corrupting
• spoiling
• moldering
• perishing
• deteriorating
• crumbling
• fouling
• festering
• falling apart
• putrefying
• turning
• descending
• breaking down
• contaminating
• souring
• fermenting
• going to seed
• rusting
• polluting
• tainting
• defiling
• mortifying
• sinking
• curdling
• turning off
• degenerating
• declining
• addling
• withering
• dilapidating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• growing
• developing
• aging
• maturing
• ripening
• restoring
• renewing
• purifying
• assembling
• cleansing
• integrating
• improving
• composing
• refreshing
• bettering
• ameliorating
• meliorating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of molding

Trump has leaned into molding the White House and Greater Washington in his own image, harkening back to his days as a real estate developer in 1970s and 1980s New York. — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

In his aesthetic response to the movement’s stance, Mansour made mud his medium, layering and molding it for pottery. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Parents pick what children wear, molding them for the adult world. — Peter Saenger, Air Mail, 15 Aug. 2026

Whereas the Scranton method mainly involves molding ultrahot steel in giant forging presses, Repkon added a step in which a fast-spinning machine squeezes and rolls out the metal like clay on a potter’s wheel. — Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026

At the company's Woburn research facility, lab technicians recently poured pellets into a molding machine to make forks. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

Glove flats are intended to fit your foot like, well, a glove, molding to its natural shape. — Anna Traver, InStyle, 1 Aug. 2026

Ugg is getting ready for back-to-school season with a campaign celebrating the musicians, artists, students and creatives molding the next generation of culture — so who better to front the campaign than the band Muna. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 23 July 2026

Early cultural exchanges played a key role in molding Sino-Indian relations, particularly the spread of Buddhism from India to China. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026