FUEL Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈfyü(-ə)l

Definition of fuel

as in energy

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

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verb

as in to power

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The movement has reached almost unprecedented proportions, with other sectors joining the students, demanding better learning conditions and fighting against the cost-of-living crisis, hike in fuel prices, and erosion of social welfare. — Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026 News | Getty Images A protestor looks on as police clash with protesters during a demonstration amid a nationwide mobilisation over rising living costs, fuel prices and education funding in Paris, France, on October 18, 2026. — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026

Verb

Dining here is fun, fresh, plentiful, and food is cooked to perfection—but also fuel for long game drives that will keep you feeling spritely, never weighed down. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Day two kicked off with a talk from Sims about how women can fuel, train and recover in the best way. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fuel

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Noun

But fear not, Lisa will be channeling that energy into her art.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
It was deemed Biden’s signature climate law, providing hundreds of billions of dollars for tax credits and programs to bolster the clean energy sector (much of that funding was repealed by the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act).

— Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of energy

Verb

Four turboprop engines power the aircraft, giving it the performance needed for demanding military transport operations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Where to build, what to manufacture, how to source materials, which technologies to invest in and how to power an operation can all carry meaning well beyond the original business rationale.

— Amanda Simonian, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of power

Verb

The ability for anyone to generate strategy, code, or creative work in seconds effectively filled in the moats built on blitzscaling overnight.

— Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Its streaming app hosts short-form true crime audio and video shows that are fully AI-generated.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of generate

Verb

Martin Zummach, an attorney who represents the officer who fired the shot that killed Kohen, says the attorney general's findings cleared his client of criminal wrongdoing.

— SOPHIE BATES, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
As neurons fire furiously over the course of the day, ROS can accumulate.

— Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of fire

Verb

In the United States, growth has been fueled primarily by the hundreds of billions of dollars of Big Tech investment in AI projects and by consumer spending energized by gains in a stock market dominated by AI.

— RUCHIR SHARMA, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
The Fox reboot celebrates the franchise’s enduring legacy, while re-energizing it for today’s global audience.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of energize

Verb

Torrential rain has pushed all three waterways higher for days, spilling them over their banks in northeastern Argentina, southern Paraguay and western Uruguay.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Audit reports, supplier codes of conduct and corporate sustainability pledges have made up the bulk of brands’ efforts to push a more ecological and socially aware agenda, but times have changed.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

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