Synonyms for charcoal
ˈtʃɑrˌkoʊlchar·coal

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1. charcoal, wood coalnoun

   a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air

   Synonyms:
   oxford grey, charcoal grey, brown coal, charcoal gray, wood coal, oxford gray, fusain, lignite

   Antonyms:
   chromatic

2. charcoal, fusainnoun

   a stick of black carbon material used for drawing

   Synonyms:
   fusain, charcoal grey, oxford grey, wood coal, oxford gray, charcoal gray

   Antonyms:
   chromatic

3. charcoal, charcoal grey, charcoal gray, oxford grey, oxford graynoun

   a very dark grey color

   Synonyms:
   fusain, charcoal grey, oxford grey, wood coal, oxford gray, charcoal gray

   Antonyms:
   chromatic

4. charcoaladjective

   a drawing made with a stick of black carbon material

   Synonyms:
   fusain, charcoal grey, oxford grey, wood coal, oxford gray, charcoal gray

   Antonyms:
   chromatic

5. charcoal, charcoal-grey, charcoal-grayverb

   of a very dark grey

   Synonyms:
   charcoal-grey, charcoal-gray

   Antonyms:
   chromatic

6. charcoalverb

   draw, trace, or represent with charcoal

   Antonyms:
   chromatic

Matched Categories

1. • Art
   • Carbon
   • Draw
   • Fuel

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1. charcoalnoun

   Synonyms:
   wood-coal

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1. List of paraphrases for "charcoal":

   coal, coal-fired, smut

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1. Howard Buffett:

   Hydro plants are really the game changer, it provides jobs, it provides new resources, new investment. It helps keep people from cutting the trees down for charcoal in the forests. So it's like a win, win, win.

2. Forestry Clement Chilima:

   Individuals who are in the charcoal business because they have no other means of survival will be engaged in alternative sources of income.

3. Laura Sonter:

   Climate change mitigation strategies must consider all sources of carbon emissions from an industry, not just focus on minimizing coal use, failing to do so in Brazil's steel industry caused significant deforestation of native forests for charcoal production and, as a result, actually increased industry emissions.

4. Harriet Isaac-Cole:

   Ask yourself, ‘How soft or layered do I want the texture and pile of the carpet to be? How do I want it to feel underfoot when I step out of bed?’ for versatility, the best carpet shades for most schemes are charcoal, taupe and sand.

5. Pamela Chisanga:

   Because of lack of energy, we have a lot of trees being cut down for charcoal. This has an impact on natural water bodies such as rivers and springs and on ground-water recharging.