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Synonyms for gasoline

Most common

petroleum petrol

All synonyms

Noun

gas US NZ CA, petrol, petroleum

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.

    You can't put gasoline in this car. This car takes diesel fuel.

Related words

Word family
gas
Phrases
gasoline station gasoline boy gasoline gallon equivalent gasoline stand white gasoline
Other spellings
gasolene

Forms

Plural
gasolines → gases, petrols, petroleums…

Example sentences

  • petroleum Petroleum has been important since ancient times.
  • petrol Tom owns a small store next to the petrol station.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
gasolinefalling
petroleumfalling
petrolsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
gas1
6 letters
petrol2
9 letters
petroleum4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (petrol2 = 2 syllables).

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Wesen
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