Synonyms for mold
moʊldmold

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1. mold

   In some cases a thing is spoken of as bent where the parts make an angle; but oftener to bend is understood to be to draw to or through a curve; as, to bend a bow. To submit or yield is to bend the mind humbly to another's wishes. To incline or influence is to bend another's wishes toward our own; to persuade is to draw them quite over. To warp is to bend silently through the whole fiber, as a board in the sun. To crook is to bend irregularly, as a crooked stick. Deflect, deviate, and diverge are said of any turning away; deviate commonly of a slight and gradual movement, diverge of a more sharp and decided one. To bias is to cut across the texture, or incline to one side; in figurative use always with an unfavorable import. Mold is a stronger work than bend; we may bend by a superior force that which still resists the constraint; as, a bent bow; we mold something plastic entirely to some desired form.

   Synonyms:
   bend, bias, bow, crook, curve, deflect, deviate, diverge, incline, influence, persuade, stoop, submit, turn, twine, twist, warp, yield

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1. mold

   Synonyms:
   fashion, shape, manipulate, form, cast, configure

   Antonyms:
   distort, strain, pervert, misshape

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1. cast, mold, mould, stampnoun

   the distinctive form in which a thing is made

   "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region"

   Synonyms:
   plaster cast, seal, form, pestle, postage, legal tender, modeling, mould, revenue stamp, cast, plaster bandage, shape, roll, molding, tender, cast of characters, postage stamp, moulding, mildew, dramatis personae, stamp, hurl, clay sculpture, casting, impression

2. mold, mould, castnoun

   container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens

   Synonyms:
   plaster cast, mildew, modeling, mould, form, cast, plaster bandage, shape, roll, dramatis personae, cast of characters, moulding, molding, stamp, hurl, clay sculpture, casting

3. mold, mouldnoun

   loose soil rich in organic matter

   Synonyms:
   cast, mould, modeling, stamp, moulding, clay sculpture, mildew, molding

4. mildew, mold, mouldnoun

   the process of becoming mildewed

   Synonyms:
   cast, mould, modeling, stamp, moulding, clay sculpture, mildew, molding

5. mold, mouldnoun

   a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter

   Synonyms:
   cast, mould, modeling, stamp, moulding, clay sculpture, mildew, molding

6. mold, mouldnoun

   a dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold

   "a lobster mold"; "a gelatin dessert made in a mold"

   Synonyms:
   cast, mould, modeling, stamp, moulding, clay sculpture, mildew, molding

7. mold, mouldnoun

   a distinctive nature, character, or type

   "a leader in the mold of her predecessors"

   Synonyms:
   cast, mould, modeling, stamp, moulding, clay sculpture, mildew, molding

8. mold, mould, molding, moulding, modeling, clay sculptureverb

   sculpture produced by molding

   Synonyms:
   modelling, cast, mould, modeling, stamp, border, model, moulding, clay sculpture, casting, mildew, molding

9. model, mold, mouldverb

   form in clay, wax, etc

   "model a head with clay"

   Synonyms:
   mildew, mock up, mould, pose, form, cast, work, determine, simulate, posture, sit, influence, pattern, model, regulate, forge, shape

10. mold, mildewverb

    become moldy; spoil due to humidity

    "The furniture molded in the old house"

    Synonyms:
    cast, regulate, mould, shape, influence, model, work, forge, mildew, form, determine

11. cast, mold, mouldverb

    form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold

    "cast a bronze sculpture"

    Synonyms:
    influence, mildew, vagabond, barf, work, vomit up, ramble, put, cat, spue, range, be sick, wander, sick, stray, rove, honk, forge, frame, roll, regulate, chuck, puke, throw, disgorge, form, redact, mould, vomit, upchuck, model, purge, regorge, cast, shape, hurtle, cast off, shake off, throw off, swan, throw away, tramp, contrive, drop, draw, spew, hurl, regurgitate, throw up, drift, couch, project, retch, roam, shed, determine

12. shape, form, work, mold, mould, forgeverb

    make something, usually for a specific function

    "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"

    Synonyms:
    spring, knead, turn, operate, act, shape, bring, model, excogitate, imprint, work out, run, spurt, function, put to work, organize, forge, lick, take form, solve, make, regulate, determine, figure out, cast, form, fake, mould, sour, invent, play, exploit, make for, spirt, go, take shape, fashion, do work, hammer, organise, mildew, puzzle out, act upon, counterfeit, process, crop, work, ferment, influence, work on, constitute, formulate, wreak, cultivate, exercise, contrive, devise

13. moldverb

    fit tightly, follow the contours of

    "The dress molds her beautiful figure"

    Synonyms:
    cast, regulate, mould, shape, influence, model, work, forge, mildew, form, determine

14. determine, shape, mold, influence, regulateverb

    shape or influence; give direction to

    "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"

    Synonyms:
    mildew, settle, baffle, square up, work, shape, fix, find, square off, forge, modulate, regulate, determine, see, find out, govern, cast, form, define, specify, mould, regularize, watch, regularise, tempt, charm, make up one's mind, decide, ascertain, influence, limit, act upon, learn, set, model, order, check

Matched Categories

1. • Art
   • Cause
   • Change
   • Cling
   • Dessert
   • Dish
   • Fungus
   • Hallmark
   • Shape
   • Soil

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1. List of paraphrases for "mold":

   mould, moulds, mussel, moho, mildew, rot, fungal, vomitus, fungus

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How to use mold in a sentence?

1. John Zimmer:

   We're just scratching the surface of the possibilities of bikes and other electric vehicles that are small, the mold of a car looking like a car or needing to be the way it is I think is going to change dramatically.

2. April Masini:

   And in reverse, many older partners want a younger partner that they can teach and mold.

3. Ben Carson:

   Parents, grandparents, guardians need to play a very active role in the lives of these children. That's what will mold the kind of adults that they become, i don't necessarily think violence is always the answer, but sometimes in a desperate situation, a mom needs to get her son out of that situation, feeling that he may be in a danger.

4. Ludovico Ariosto:

   Nature made him, and then broke the mold.

5. Mark Kirk:

   Hines VA -- the hospital that has been overrun with cockroaches and mold and left vets waiting for care for months on secret wait lists,has reached a new low in thetreatmentof our veterans.