Synonyms for fuel
fu·el

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1. fuelverb

   a substance that can be consumed to produce energy

   "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"

2. fuelverb

   provide with a combustible substance that provides energy

   "fuel aircraft, ships, and cars"

   Synonyms:
   fire

3. fuel, fireverb

   provide with fuel

   "Oil fires the furnace"

   Synonyms:
   send away, kindle, raise, provoke, burn down, burn, open fire, sack, terminate, discharge, give the sack, force out, enkindle, dismiss, displace, can, evoke, elicit, give notice, go off, give the axe, fire, arouse

4. fuelverb

   take in fuel, as of a ship

   "The tanker fueled in Bahrain"

   Synonyms:
   fire

5. fuelverb

   stimulate

   "fuel the debate on creationism"

   Synonyms:
   fire

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1. • Stimulate
   • Supply
   • Take In

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. fuelnoun

   Synonyms:
   firing

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1. fuelnoun

   Synonyms:
   combustibles

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1. List of paraphrases for "fuel":

   fuels, combustible, petrol, gasoline, oil, yau, propellant, carburant, bunker, combustion, combustibles, gas, essence

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1. Tiffany Davila:

   Due to the lack of precipitation that we have had, it’s basically kindling, So, when you take the drought-stricken fuel coupled with the extreme heat, the wind that we’ve had this year and then — in some places, you know, where a fire may start — the topography, the terrain: all of that can go into how active a fire is.

2. Hawaii Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono.Sen:

   The administration must make every effort not to fuel Stop AAPI Hate, starting with clear and specific language and continuing Stop AAPI Hate condemnation of violence against the AAPI community.

3. Brian Kemp:

   President Biden took office in January of 2021, and to understand why we are in this current state of record-high inflation and costs to the average American family, people can simply track his first year of misguided policy decisions, because of our strong, fiscally conservative approach to budgeting, Lt. Governor Duncan, Speaker Ralston and I can confidently propose a state motor fuel tax suspension to curb sky-high gas prices while also returning money back to hardworking Georgians through a tax refund and an income tax cut.

4. Ahmed Sareer of the Maldives:

   Twenty-seven percent of our GDP is spent on importing fuel, we want to transform.

5. Phillip Gregory:

   If you look at some of Obama’s speeches, like when he offered praise for the oil and gas industry in 2012 while speaking in Oklahoma, it is clear they are both on the same side, the administration has done an inadequate job in getting where we need to be [in protecting the environment] and contesting this case is just another example of how [Obama] is supporting the fossil fuel industry.