Synonyms for thaw
θɔthaw

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. thaw

   Synonyms:
   dissolve, melt, liquefy

   Antonyms:
   freeze, congeal, harden

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. thaw, melt, thawing, meltingnoun

   the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid

   "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours"

   Synonyms:
   thawing, warming, melt, melting

2. thaw, thawing, warmingnoun

   warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt

   "they welcomed the spring thaw"

   Synonyms:
   thawing, warming, melt, melting, heating

3. thawverb

   a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile

   "the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs"

   Synonyms:
   thawing, warming, melt, melting

4. dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, meltverb

   become or cause to become soft or liquid

   "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"

   Synonyms:
   unthaw, melt down, unblock, unfreeze, mellow out, melt, fade away, free, release, dethaw, dismiss, resolve, disappear, run, break up, evaporate, fade out, meld, mellow, dissolve, fade, disband

Matched Categories

1. • Heating
   • Phase Change

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. thawverb

   Synonyms:
   melt (after freezing), dissolve, liquefy, become fluid

2. thawverb

   Synonyms:
   melt (something frozen), dissolve

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "thaw":

   thawing, melting, snowmelt, meltwater, break-up, détente, defrost, warmth

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1. Michelle McCrystall:

   Things that happen in the Arctic don't specifically stay in the Arctic, the fact that there could be an increase in emissions from permafrost thaw or an increase in global sea level rise, it is a global problem, and it needs a global answer.

2. Ivan Briscoe:

   Its an incredibly dangerous gamble to redouble the offensive against Vladimir Padrino regime when the priority must be to shore up the countrys collapsing health system and prevent an even worse migrant exodus, these U.S. charges could spell doom for any thaw, expose Guaido to grave risks, and appear high-handedly indifferent to the immediate suffering of Venezuelas people.

3. Albert Protopopov:

   The number of discoveries is growing because of the thaw of the permafrost.

4. Shahin Ghadir:

   Most research shows that if you freeze 100 sperm and you thaw it, about 80 of them come back to life. But the good thing is that those 80 that come back to life, generally are as good as fresh sperm.

5. Manitoba Hydro:

   We have to take steps to thaw it out and expose more of the pipe and do repairs. It takes several hours to do that.