Synonyms of gas

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noun

ˈgas 

1

as in rhetoric

boastful speech or writing

all that gas about being the best fisherman in the world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rhetoric
• hot air
• gasconade
• rodomontade
• bull
• magniloquence
• chatter
• fanfaronade
• rant
• brag
• bombast
• grandiloquence
• braggadocio
• bluster
• cockalorum
• rhapsody
• wind
• windiness
• oratory
• jawing
• turgidity
• pomposity
• jabber
• verbosity
• prattle
• babble
• gibber
• gabble
• bloviation
• drivel
• swagger
• prating
• egotism
• patter
• gibberish
• blab
• yammering
• vaunt
• self-importance
• self-conceit

2

as in wind

language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere

the candidate's pledge that he'll fight for the common people is just a lot of gas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rhetoric
• wind
• hot air
• jazz
• fustian
• oratory
• bombast
• grandiloquence
• verbiage
• nonsense
• claptrap
• moonshine
• drivel
• hogwash
• loftiness
• gibberish
• pomposity
• grandiosity
• pretension
• humbug
• floweriness
• garrulity
• garrulousness
• windiness
• verbosity
• affectedness
• jabberwocky
• pretentiousness
• wordiness
• verboseness

3

as in joy

slang a source of great satisfaction

that movie with the spectacular special effects was a gas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joy
• treat
• relief
• feast
• delight
• pleasure
• entertainment
• kick
• amusement
• diversion
• manna
• delectation
• recreation
• comfort
• gratification
• fun
• indulgence
• solace
• ambrosia

4

as in energy

active strength of body or mind

the tennis player ran out of gas toward the end of the long match

Synonyms & Similar Words

• energy
• vigor
• juice
• life
• vinegar
• drive
• beans
• power
• starch
• dash
• pep
• strength
• punch
• muscle
• ginger
• dynamism
• spirit
• stamina
• zip
• bounce
• vitality
• esprit
• get-up-and-go
• brio
• zing
• sap
• vim
• zeal
• gusto
• fire
• verve
• go
• oomph
• animation
• passion
• moxie
• hardihood
• metal
• animal spirits
• fitness
• snap
• soundness
• vivacity
• spunk
• health
• liveliness
• spiritedness
• sprightliness
• fervor
• briskness
• jauntiness
• vibrancy
• potency
• élan
• mettle
• main
• ardor
• might
• wellness
• vibrance
• huskiness
• virility
• spunkiness
• vivaciousness
• puissance
• sturdiness
• snappiness
• hardiness
• healthiness
• verdure
• brawniness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lethargy
• sluggishness
• listlessness
• weakness
• laziness
• indolence
• torpidity
• tenderness
• softness
• impotence
• exhaustion
• powerlessness
• faintness
• delicacy
• debility
• feebleness
• impotency
• disablement
• debilitation
• infirmity
• enfeeblement
• frailty
• prostration
• inanition
• puniness
• slightness
• enervation
• frailness

gas

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verb

1

as in to chat

to engage in casual or rambling conversation

a group of kids in the mall, gassing about their favorite music

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chat
• talk
• converse
• rattle
• blow smoke
• chatter
• jaw
• run on
• rap
• chin
• patter
• prate
• gab
• natter
• schmooze
• jabber
• palaver
• chew the fat
• gossip
• prattle
• cackle
• babble
• shoot the breeze
• visit
• chaffer
• discuss
• gabble
• kibitz
• blab
• twitter
• talk a blue streak
• expatiate
• yak
• tattle
• descant
• yap
• yammer

2

as in to warm

slang to give satisfaction to

a swinging jazz set that really gassed the crowd

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warm
• satisfy
• please
• content
• delight
• feast
• agree (with)
• suit
• thrill
• pleasure
• tickle
• entertain
• rejoice
• amuse
• glad
• gratify
• gladden
• appease
• soothe
• comfort
• sate
• calm
• quench
• placate
• charm
• cater (to)
• excite
• pacify
• mollify
• treat
• satiate
• divert
• humor
• galvanize
• assuage
• pamper
• spoil
• titillate
• indulge
• captivate
• coddle
• mollycoddle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cross
• put out
• anger
• get
• bother
• bug
• grate
• aggravate
• outrage
• irritate
• annoy
• ruffle
• perturb
• gall
• displease
• vex
• inflame
• pique
• incense
• chafe
• distress
• exasperate
• irk
• provoke
• steam up
• roil
• rile
• enrage
• upset
• rouse
• infuriate
• disturb
• agitate
• rankle
• madden
• fret
• nettle
• harass
• peeve
• insult
• pester
• harry
• offend
• affront

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gas

Noun

Your permit dollars are even paying for its grease trap and gas line. — Fabiola Stuyvesant, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

Amid all of the international developments, gas and diesel prices for the extended Labor Day weekend are at an all-time high. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2026

Verb

His songs are populated by blue-collar trappers who have to gas up their cars in enemy territory, travel on the Megabus, and create makeshift masks by tying T-shirts around their faces. — Drew Millard, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026

The flames reached an ammonia line, which started off-gassing and led to several small explosions, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026