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thaws

The word “thaws” has 1 syllable: thaws

It's pronounced as /ðɔz/

What is synonym and antonym for thaws?

In the thesaurus, “thaws” has 14 synonyms and 10 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for thaws along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for thaws

  • deliquesces
  • dissolves
  • fluxes
  • founds
  • fuses
  • gutters
  • liquefies
  • melts
  • renders
  • runs
  • smelts
  • softens
  • thins
  • tries

Antonyms for thaws

Meanings of thaws

  • noun
    1. The melting of ice, snow, or other congealed matter; the resolution of ice, or the like, into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost.
    2. A warmth of weather sufficient to melt that which is frozen.
  • verb
    1. To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen.
    2. To become so warm as to melt ice and snow — said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally.
    3. To grow gentle or genial.
    4. To gradually cause frozen things (such as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.

Example Sentences

  • The river thaws quickly when spring temperatures rise.
  • Ice cream melts fast after it thaws in the sun.
  • The ground thaws each year at the beginning of spring.
  • Their friendship slowly thaws after months of silence.
  • Frozen food should be cooked soon after it thaws.

On this page you'll find 24 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to thaws, such as: clots, coagulates, congeals, deliquesces, dissolves, fluxes, founds.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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deliquesces

  • dissolve
  • dissolves
  • flux
  • fluxes
  • founds
  • fuses
  • gutters
  • liquefies
  • liquefy
  • melt away
  • melts
  • renders
  • runs
  • smelts
  • softens
  • thaw
  • thaws
  • thins
  • tries

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