Synonyms for FUEL
fu·el

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1. fuelverb

   a substance that can be consumed to produce energy

   "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"

2. fuelverb

   provide with a combustible substance that provides energy

   "fuel aircraft, ships, and cars"

   Synonyms:
   fire

3. fuel, fireverb

   provide with fuel

   "Oil fires the furnace"

   Synonyms:
   send away, kindle, raise, fuel, provoke, burn down, burn, open fire, sack, terminate, discharge, give the sack, force out, enkindle, dismiss, displace, can, evoke, elicit, give notice, go off, give the axe, fire, arouse

4. fuelverb

   take in fuel, as of a ship

   "The tanker fueled in Bahrain"

   Synonyms:
   fire

5. fuelverb

   stimulate

   "fuel the debate on creationism"

   Synonyms:
   fire

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1. • Stimulate
   • Supply
   • Take In

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. fuelnoun

   Synonyms:
   firing

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1. fuelnoun

   Synonyms:
   combustibles

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1. List of paraphrases for "fuel":

   fuels, combustible, petrol, gasoline, oil, yau, propellant, carburant, bunker, combustion, combustibles, gas, essence

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How to use FUEL in a sentence?

1. Emanuele Ottolenghi:

   Similarly the administration can sanction the Iranian airports whence Mahan Air Corporation troop flights to Syria leave. It can sanction the company that provides fuel to Mahan in Iran. If it knows banks involved in managing payments in Europe for Mahan Air’s transactions on these services, it can similarly sanction them or at least impose fines, in short a lot more can be done.

2. The President:

   I know nothing about an Air Force plane landing at an airport( which I do not own and have nothing to do with) near Turnberry Resort( which I do own) in Scotland, and filling up with fuel, with the crew staying overnight at Turnberry( they have good taste !) , nOTHING TO DO WITH ME.

3. Makoto Noji:

   Monetary easing may be effective in prompting buy-back in 'oversold' risk assets but it is not enough to brighten the economic outlook, which market players are concerned about, when China is curtailing excessive investments, monetary stimulus would not boost China's demand much. Rather if it ends up weakening the yuan, it would fuel competition in devaluation. There's no wonder U.S. stocks have lost steam.

4. Bill Roggio:

   While the Iraqi government should work to hold the Islamic State accountable for its crimes against humanity, a full accountability would include crimes committed by Iranian-backed Shiite militias and Iraqi security forces, a one sided inquiry will only fuel Sunni alienation at the hands of the Shia-led and Iranian influenced Iraqi government.

5. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency:

   NTSB investigation will focus on vehicle technologies such as forward collision warning systems, CMV fuel tank integrity, motor carrier operations and occupant survivability.