FUEL: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for FUEL?

Need another word that means the same as “fuel”? Find 22 synonyms and 30 related words for “fuel” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Fuel” are: power source, heat source, combustible, propellant, nourishment, sustenance, nutriment, nutrition, food, fodder, fire, power, charge, stoke up, supply with fuel, stimulate, boost, encourage, intensify, fortify, support, nurture

Fuel as a Noun

Definitions of "Fuel" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fuel” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Material such as coal, gas, or oil that is burned to produce heat or power.
• A substance that can be consumed to produce energy.
• Food, drink, or drugs as a source of energy.
• A thing that sustains or inflames passion, argument, or other intense emotion.

Synonyms of "Fuel" as a noun (10 Words)

combustible	A combustible substance.
fodder	A person or thing regarded only as material for a specific use. Young people ending up as factory fodder.
food	Any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment. Baby foods.
heat source	The presence of heat.
nourishment	The action of nourishing someone or something. The nourishment of our bodies and of our minds.
nutriment	Nourishment; sustenance. The bees reprocess the food and extract the last particle of nutriment from it.
nutrition	The branch of science that deals with nutrients and nutrition particularly in humans. A guide to good nutrition.
power source	Physical strength.
propellant	A substance used as a reagent in a rocket engine to provide thrust. Rocket propellants.
sustenance	The maintaining of someone or something in life or existence. Poor rural economies turned to potatoes for sustenance.

Usage Examples of "Fuel" as a noun

• Buses powered by alternative fuels.
• An engine with high fuel consumption.
• They developed alternative fuels for aircraft.
• The remuneration packages will add fuel to the debate about top-level rewards.
• One aircraft ran out of fuel and had to ditch.
• Any protein intake can also be used as fuel.
• More fuel is needed during the winter months.

Fuel as a Verb

Definitions of "Fuel" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fuel” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Sustain or inflame (an intense feeling.
• Provide with fuel.
• Take in fuel, as of a ship.
• Supply or power (an industrial plant, vehicle, or machine) with fuel.
• Stimulate.
• Provide with a combustible substance that provides energy.
• Cause (a fire) to burn more intensely.

Synonyms of "Fuel" as a verb (12 Words)

boost	Give a boost to be beneficial to. He d had his wallet boosted in a bar.
charge	File a formal charge against. She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance.
encourage	Persuade (someone) to do or continue to do something by giving support and advice. Pupils are encouraged to be creative.
fire	Start or maintain a fire in. Fire a bullet.
fortify	Enclose by or as if by a fortification. The enclave has been heavily fortified in recent years.
intensify	Make more intense, stronger, or more marked. The dispute began to intensify.
nurture	Bring up. For a long time she had nurtured the dream of buying a shop.
power	Supply the force or power for the functioning of. The car is powered by a fuel injected 3 0 litre engine.
stimulate	Act as a stimulant. The book stimulated her imagination.
stoke up	Stir up or tend; of a fire.
supply with fuel	Circulate or distribute or equip with.
support	Give moral or psychological support aid or courage to. The evidence supports the defendant.

Usage Examples of "Fuel" as a verb

• The tanker fueled in Bahrain.
• Don't open a door or you could fuel the flames.
• Fuel the debate on creationism.
• Petrol may have been used to fuel the fire.
• Power stations fuelled by low-grade coal.
• His resignation fuelled speculation of an imminent cabinet reshuffle.
• Fuel aircraft, ships, and cars.

Associations of "Fuel" (30 Words)

anthracite	A hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat. A wide range of colours from anthracite to blush pink.
atomic	Deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy. Atomic weapons.
blast	Blow up or break apart (something solid) with explosives. Fowler was blasted with an air rifle.
burger	A sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients. A nut burger.
carbon	A thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance often containing carbon used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper. A bike with a carbon frame.
charcoal	Draw trace or represent with charcoal. Lamb grilled on charcoal.
coke	Convert coal into coke. Petroleum oils coke after distillation.
diesel	German engineer born in France who invented the diesel engine 1858 1913. A diesel locomotive.
electrolyte	A solution that conducts electricity. The proper amount and distribution of electrolytes in the body is essential for health.
extraction	The action of extracting something, especially using effort or force. The dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction.
gas	A state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal. It was great gas in the club last night.
gasoline	A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines.
generator	An electronic device for producing a signal voltage. He was the generator of several complaints.
kerosene	A flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters.
lamp	Hunt at night using lamps especially for rabbits. Poachers snared and lamped at night and sold their catch in the pubs.
lantern	The light chamber at the top of a lighthouse. The building is well lit by the ring of windows in the octagonal lantern.
mileage	A number of miles travelled or covered. He was getting a lot of mileage out of the mix up.
naphtha	Any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents.
nuclear	Denoting relating to or powered by the energy released in nuclear fission or fusion. A nuclear attack.
octane	Any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent.
oil	A dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons. Lightly oil the pan.
petrochemical	Any compound obtained from petroleum or natural gas. A huge petrochemical works producing plastics.
petrol	A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons hexane and heptane and octane etc derived from petroleum used mainly as a fuel in internal combustion engines. Petrol fumes.
petroleum	A liquid mixture of hydrocarbons which is present in suitable rock strata and can be extracted and refined to produce fuels including petrol, paraffin, and diesel oil; oil.
polymer	A naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers.
reactor	A person who shows an immune response to a specific antigen or an adverse reaction to a drug or other substance.
reserves	Civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army.
solvent	A liquid, typically one other than water, used for dissolving other substances. The solvent does not change its state in forming a solution.
spent	Depleted of energy, force, or strength. The movement has become a spent force.
thermonuclear	Relating to or involving weapons in which explosive force is produced by thermonuclear reactions. Thermonuclear fusion.