Synonyms for petroleum

Most common

oil · mineral oil · crude oil · fossil oil · petrol · kerosene

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in deposits under the Earth's surface.

Related words

Phrases

petroleum jelly petroleum ether petroleum spirits liquefied petroleum gas petroleum spirit petroleum tanker petroleum reservoir

Forms

Plural

petroleums → oils, gases, crudes, gasolines…

Example sentences

• oil Oil on canvas can never paint a petal so delicate.
• petrol Tom owns a small store next to the petrol station.
• kerosene I warned little Mary to leave the kerosene heater alone.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

oil¹, gas¹

5 letters

crude¹

6 letters

petrol²

8 letters

gasoline³, kerosene³

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

In other languages

Français

pétrole

Italiano

petrolio

Español

petróleo

Deutsch

Erdöl

Català

petroli