Synonyms of gases

gases 1 of 2

noun

variants also gasses

plural of gas

as in joys

slang a source of great satisfaction

that movie with the spectacular special effects was a gas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joys
• treats
• delights
• feasts
• pleasures
• delectations
• mannas
• amusements
• reliefs
• kicks
• diversions
• entertainments
• gratifications
• recreations
• fun
• indulgences
• solaces
• comforts
• ambrosias

gases

2 of 2

verb

variants or gasses

present tense third-person singular of gas

1

as in chats

to engage in casual or rambling conversation

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chats
• converses
• talks
• patters
• rattles
• jaws
• prates
• blows smoke
• gabbles
• natters
• raps
• chatters
• gabs
• cackles
• babbles
• prattles
• kibitzes
• jabbers
• talks a blue streak
• schmoozes
• visits
• palavers
• chins
• chaffers
• discusses
• runs on
• twitters
• expatiates
• gossips
• blabs
• chews the fat
• shoots the breeze
• tattles
• descants
• yaks
• yaps
• yammers

2

as in delights

slang to give satisfaction to

a swinging jazz set that really gassed the crowd

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delights
• contents
• warms
• pleases
• satisfies
• feasts
• suits
• agrees (with)
• thrills
• pleasures
• amuses
• tickles
• rejoices
• gratifies
• gladdens
• entertains
• soothes
• glads
• appeases
• excites
• comforts
• mollifies
• humors
• placates
• calms
• caters (to)
• pacifies
• treats
• titillates
• satiates
• quenches
• galvanizes
• charms
• diverts
• sates
• captivates
• assuages
• pampers
• spoils
• indulges
• mollycoddles
• coddles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aggravates
• bugs
• irritates
• displeases
• crosses
• annoys
• perturbs
• bothers
• ruffles
• outrages
• inflames
• exasperates
• gets
• grates
• angers
• galls
• nettles
• vexes
• puts out
• incenses
• irks
• provokes
• piques
• chafes
• infuriates
• roils
• enrages
• riles
• rankles
• distresses
• upsets
• disturbs
• rouses
• steams up
• agitates
• maddens
• insults
• frets
• harasses
• peeves
• offends
• harries
• affronts
• pesters

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gases

Noun

Marine officials said the tossing and churning in the surf caused gases to form and inflate the tongue. —Adam Thompson, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026

The satellite also hosts the European Union’s Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission, which aims to monitor key air quality trace gases and aerosols over Europe in support of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) at high spatial resolution and with a fast revisit time. —Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026

The consistency is similar to olive oil and includes oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen gases that are dissolved within the fluid. —Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Popular Science, 7 Jan. 2026

Hazardous materials on train cars can consist of solids, liquids, gases, and some materials may be under pressure, according to the Emergency Response Guidebook. —Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026

Plants don’t have lungs, of course, but grapevines do breathe, absorbing oxygen and other atmospheric gases—including smoke—through small pores on the underside of their leaves, or by diffusion across the fruit’s thin, waxy skin. —Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026

Valais Attorney General Beatrice Pilloudsaid confirmed on Friday the boozy fireworks were likely the cause, with the flames triggering a violent ignition of combustible gases known as a flashover, causing the flames to spread suddenly. —Emma Bussey , Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026

The fire will also have generated a mix of combustible gasses, MacKenzie said, which will start to ignite. —Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026

Below a certain depth, however, pressure prevents gases from building up, and keeps the body from rising. —Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025