FUELS Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

fuels 1 of 2

noun

plural of fuel

as in energies

something with a usable capacity for doing work such nonrenewable fuels as coal, petroleum, and natural gas

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fuel

as in powers

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Interviewees said gentrification in other rapidly changing Pittsburgh neighborhoods, such as East Liberty, fuels that fear. — Ira Goldstein, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026 Hydrogen-boron fusion, by contrast, relies on comparatively abundant fuels and primarily produces charged alpha particles rather than high-energy neutrons. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026 While crude prices remain high, with refined fuels facing a bigger shock, markets have yet to see catastrophic extremes, even as the Iran war and the strait’s closure approach their eighth month. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026 For nonprofits, trust fuels donations, volunteer engagement and mission impact. — Leslie Motter, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Both fuels were up about 50% by mid-May, both descended to up 26% in early July, and recently both have started climbing again. — Rob Wile, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026 Over time, a ban could cut refinery runs and tighten supplies of other fuels including gasoline. — Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2026 That, in turn, would likely mean higher prices and less supply of all fuels — not just diesel, but jet fuel and gasoline, too. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026 Step Back Dangote, the billionaire industrialist, has opposed imports since before his refinery began supplying fuels in 2024. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fuels

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At higher energies, more mesons (pairs of quarks and their antimatter counterparts, antiquarks) are present.

— Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2026
My music can be appreciated by a lot of different people in a lot of different places and energies and moods.

— Kyle Denis, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of energies

Verb

Researchers are adapting the magnetron—the same component that powers microwave ovens—to provide the 10 megawatts of power required for ADS.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Feb. 2026
How Wisconsin's solar battery park powers 130,000 homes The Paris Solar farm began producing power in December 2024 and generates 200 megawatts of renewable electricity during the day.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025

Definition of powers

Verb

Located within an uplifted section of oceanic crust known as an ophiolite, the Bulqizë reservoir generates its own continuous supply of clean energy.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
Observation generates hypotheses; hypotheses lead to anatomical investigation; anatomy stimulates physiological questions; physiology eventually produces clinical trials.

— Subramaniam C. Krishnan, STAT, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of generates

Verb

The first is whether Phase 1 energizes anywhere near its early 2028 target.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Auspicious Jupiter energizes your 3rd House of Communication while imaginative Neptune harmonizes from your 11th House of Friends and Community, making ideas, introductions, and pitches flow more easily.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026

Definition of energizes

Verb

Her argument pushes against a much louder story from Silicon Valley, where AI leaders keep warning that white-collar work is about to be automated.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
But our leadership team combines deep footwear expertise with perspectives from outside the industry, and that mix of experiences pushes us to approach the industry differently.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of pushes

Verb

Humiliated and filled with grief, Monica shows up at Jax’s law firm and fires her gun.

— Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026
In the show’s second season, Lumon struggles to contain the fallout from these discoveries and fires the head of the severed floor, Harmony Cobel (Patricia Arquette), replacing her with her former deputy, Seth Milchick (Tillman).

— Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of fires

Verb

Standing amid the ruins of the villa and grotto, you might be overwhelmed by the ancient mythology that electrifies the air here.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
What starts as one state utility trying to see its own network more clearly could end up as part of the blueprint for how the developing world electrifies its future.

— Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026

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