MELTED Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in molten

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verb

past tense of melt

as in disappeared

to cease to be visible the fog soon melted away with the rising of the sun

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as in thawed

to go from a solid to a liquid state a forgotten carton of ice cream was melting away on the counter

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Recent Examples of melted

Adjective

Bacalao with melted leeks comes from the Spanish side of Lane’s brain, finished with a South American seaweed salt for umami and grip. — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Verb

Place the remaining ¼ cup (45 g) chocolate chips in a small microwave-safe bowl and heat at 50% power in 10-second increments, stirring well with a rubber spatula after each, until melted, about 30 seconds total. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 It was completely melted at this point, the plastic tubing slick with condensation. — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026 Morton kosher salt and quickly stir until marshmallows are melted. — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026 Each is made in the same materials as the reference object, reducing them to pure form, melted or sundered askew, obliterating any possibility of function. — Kim Córdova, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 At Mildred’s, fluffy eggs, crispy bacon, melted cheese and a generous spread of Dijon-mayo sauce in between two pieces of toast make for a texturally-balanced bite and the antidote to my Sunday scaries. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026 As the ice melted, those edges that had lifted slowly sank again. — Brian Tang, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026 The crash scattered pieces of the vehicle around the property and damaged a railing, melted plastic and knocked a section of brick from the building's exterior. — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Mozzarella is a versatile everyday cheese that works particularly well when melted. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2026

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Adjective

Kim’s laboratory previously discovered that molten bismuth can act like a chemical sponge, cleanly capturing rare-earth elements out of liquid salts.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Since the gas will also escape from molten rock, this provides a measure of when the rock solidified.

— Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of molten

Verb

Now that raw capability is no longer scarce, the excuse for hiding behind these proxies has quietly disappeared.

— Vikas Verma, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
The show centers on Michael Sleep (Pearce Quigley), who has been living like something of a hermit since his girlfriend Clea disappeared without a trace seven years ago.

— Andrew Webster, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of disappeared

Verb

Salty water that isn’t frozen conducts electricity much better than ice-rich frozen ground, so the differences that show up can reveal areas where the ground has thawed.

— Ming Xiao, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026
Undamaged tomatoes can often be washed, their stems removed, and frozen solid, then thawed and used in salsas, stews, or marinara later on.

— Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of thawed

Verb

While most of the deals vanished at midnight, a few are still good, including price cuts on the latest MacBooks, killer productivity PCs, and more.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026
However, in the 7th century, this all vanished; the temples were abandoned and later looted, and Kea never again revived its trade or harbor settlements.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of vanished

Verb

The result is seamless data transfer fused onto a single user interface.

— Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
Einstein’s theory fused space with time, and so if the three dimensions of space emerge from a spaceless point, then time should emerge from something timeless.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of fused

Verb

The ultimate ambition is to scour records and surface new stories about people whose lives have faded away over the centuries.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Countless lonely young ones over the years have heard themselves in Team Dresch’s music, which is why their music has never faded away.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of faded

Verb

Opening the show, model Dyanira Hurbuscher walked in a sheer look — a bra hinting at the boning seen in Edwardian-era corsetry, but completely softened and unrestricted (Gabrielle famously rejected the stiff fashion rules of her time).

— Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Earlier this year, the EU softened its corporate sustainability disclosure rules and adjusted its carbon pricing framework.

— Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026