MOLTEN Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

molten

adjective

Definition of molten

as in heated

melted by heat molten metal molten lava

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Recent Examples of molten Scientists think the heat detected beneath Io's surface could be rising steadily from the moon's molten interior through a conductive crust or coming from pockets of cooling lava flows trapped just below the surface. — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 24 July 2026 Why bench Rebekah Gardner, the team’s best perimeter defender, against Indiana (with Fiebich unavailable) when Kelsey Mitchell has been absolutely molten lately? — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 20 July 2026 Beyond this, next generation reactor technologies, several of which are being deployed, use coolants such as helium, molten salt, and liquid metal instead of water. — Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 And that's thanks to a rugged construction that starts with a steel-tube chassis welded at Stockman HQ before getting sent out for a hot dunk in the molten galvanization tank. — New Atlas, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for molten

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Adjective

Don’t miss a dip in the heated indoor pool or a moment of quiet in the peaceful private garden.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
The battle between Sanford and GOAA became especially heated after the Sanford airfield applied to trademark its name and logo, succeeded, and GOAA filed an appeal.

— Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of heated

Adjective

More humane methods of killing lobsters pre-boiling include a sharp knife through the head, electrical stunning, or freezing.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Agrawal and her team studied ionic liquids — salts that are liquid at sub-boiling temperatures (below 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius) — as a potential hospitable environment for life.

— Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025

Definition of boiling

Adjective

Flashover typically causes severe burns, particularly on the face, beck and upper limbs, often combined with critical inhalation injures from radiant heat and superheated gases.

— Kara Fox, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
Marzocchi says the data suggest that, for now, the tremors are more the result of gases pushing superheated water up through the earth, rather than magma rising.

— Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 25 Nov. 2025

Definition of superheated

Adjective

But after 90-plus minutes against Cape Verde on Sunday night at Hard Rock Stadium, the smiles turned to seething expressions and consternation.

— Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026
For days, my inbox filled with seething emails, and I was tagged in social media posts full of personal and professional smears – all for defending Bezos and the company millions of Americans use every day.

— Nicole Russell, USA Today, 21 May 2026

Definition of seething

Adjective

Certainly not most people, including this critic and presumably Duff herself, who comes across as more than just a bit in awe of the resurgence in her career after many years out of the white-hot celebrity spotlight.

— Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 12 July 2026
When the quartet collides in the film’s climactic fight, each has his own motivation and a reason to feel white-hot, incandescent rage.

— Andy Crump, IndieWire, 15 June 2026

Definition of white-hot

Adjective

The magazine sponsoring the annual extravaganza posted an Instagram clip of her sizzling moment in the sun, actually her second time participating.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Soon, a sizzling BDSM relationship between the two unfolds that sees Elliott blindfolded, spanked and crawling on his hands and knees just as Erika wants him.

— Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026

Definition of sizzling

Adjective

But just as staggering was one of the overnight lows, which dipped to only a searing 97 degrees F (36 degrees C)—a tie for the hottest low that the city’s ever seen, a record first set just three years ago.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 30 July 2026
But another breakdown, an hour west of Seligman, stranded me in the searing heat.

— New York Times, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of searing

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