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

Trump has placed tariffs at the center of his agenda throughout his second term in the White House, though his use of the economic tool has faced some major legal setbacks and stoked heated pushback from other countries.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
According to reporting by Axios, Nixon and the FDP Chair Nikkie Fried had a heated phone call on Friday, during which the party chair expressed concern about the candidate’s ties to the DSA.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of heated

Adjective

Such metals are commonly used as industrial catalysts today—and all occur in the minerals of hydrothermal vents, where a process called serpentinization converts igneous rocks from volcanism to metamorphic rocks.

— Philip Ball, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
Granite, perhaps; granite is the most common stone in this area, igneous rock, which means, what?

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026

Definition of igneous

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

In the white-hot bubble of the audiobook market, major publishers such Audible, Hachette Audio, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin Random House, and Simon & Schuster have invested in opening more studios and narrators to speed up production.

— Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Incidents like Tony burning his hand on a white-hot skillet — earning his co-workers’ mockery and contempt by asking for burn cream — and witnessing a bride leave her wedding dinner in order to shtup a cook are recreated for maximum effect.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of white-hot

Adjective

These crocks and trays can be kept out on the counter for easy access while finishing off a sizzling steak in the skillet or stored in the fridge for firmer sticks.

— Clara Hillis, Architectural Digest, 18 Aug. 2026
Oklahoma City's sizzling summer might feel like it's lasted forever.

— Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of sizzling

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Takaichi's remark crossed what China considers a red line in its relations with other countries about Taiwan, which is a self-governing island that Beijing claims as its territory.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
The Buc-ee's beaver logo features the face of a beaver with prominent buck teeth wearing a red ball cap against a yellow backdrop.

— CBS News, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

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