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thaw has 8 distinct synonyms spread across 3 of its 4 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. WordNet records no antonym for it — antonymy is a relation between word forms rather than concepts, so it is deliberately sparse.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
“the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster”
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, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for thaw come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.