Synonyms for gas
- noun
- verb
Most common
oil fuel petroleum gun flatulence gaseous phase natural gas fluid
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Gasoline — gasoline, a light derivative of petroleum used as fuel
2. Accelerator
3. Flatulence
flatulence, fart, flatulency dated
4. Air
vapor US, vapour UK, gaseous phase, wind, air dated
Other
Verb
Other
refuel, hit the gas
Definitions
- n. 1
Gasoline, a light derivative of petroleum used as fuel.
- n. 2
Matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid, or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly by deposition.
A lot of gas had escaped from the cylinder.
- n. 3
Matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid, or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly by deposition. A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or
Gas-fired power stations have largely replaced coal-burning ones.
- v. 1
To attack or kill with poison gas.
The Nazis gassed millions of Jews during the Holocaust.
Related words
Example sentences
- oil Oil on canvas can never paint a petal so delicate.
- fuel They ran out of fuel in the middle of the Pacific.
- petroleum Petroleum has been important since ancient times.
- gun My brother was threatened by someone waving a gun.
- flatulence Hitler's main health issue was his flatulence.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| gas | falling | |
| oil | falling | |
| fuel | falling | |
| petroleum | falling | |
| gun | rising | |
| flatulence | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- air1, oil1, gun1
- 4 letters
- wind1, fuel2, blow1, fart1, brag1, tout1
- 5 letters
- fluid2, vapor2, boast1, swash, vaunt
- 6 letters
- petrol2, vapour, refuel3
- 7 letters
- bluster2
- 8 letters
- gasoline3, throttle2, fastball2
- 9 letters
- petroleum4, gasconade
- 10 letters
- flatulence, flatulency
- 11 letters
- accelerator5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fuel2 = 2 syllables).