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
• rhodomontade
• hot air
• gasconade
• rodomontade
• bull
• brag
• chatter
• magniloquence
• fanfaronade
• rant
• bombast
• grandiloquence
• braggadocio
• bluster
• cockalorum
• rhapsody
• wind
• jawing
• windiness
• oratory
• turgidity
• pomposity
• jabber
• verbosity
• prattle
• babble
• gibber
• gabble
• drivel
• bloviation
• 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
• jazz
• hot air
• fustian
• oratory
• bombast
• grandiloquence
• verbiage
• nonsense
• claptrap
• moonshine
• drivel
• hogwash
• loftiness
• pretension
• gibberish
• pomposity
• grandiosity
• 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
• muscle
• strength
• pep
• spirit
• punch
• dynamism
• ginger
• stamina
• bounce
• zip
• vitality
• zeal
• esprit
• get-up-and-go
• brio
• zing
• sap
• fire
• vim
• gusto
• verve
• go
• oomph
• animation
• passion
• moxie
• hardihood
• fitness
• metal
• animal spirits
• snap
• soundness
• health
• vivacity
• spunk
• 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
• shoot the breeze
• patter
• gab
• prate
• natter
• schmooze
• jabber
• palaver
• chew the rag
• chew the fat
• gossip
• chaffer
• prattle
• cackle
• babble
• kibbitz
• discuss
• visit
• gabble
• kibitz
• shmooze
• talk a blue streak
• blab
• twitter
• expatiate
• yak
• tattle
• descant
• yap
• yack
• 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
• enflame
• peeve
• insult
• pester
• harry
• offend
• affront

Examples of gas in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Amazon Prime members just hit the jackpot with an exciting new perk: a 10-cent discount on every gallon of gas at approximately 7,000 gas stations across the U.S. —Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2024

Trump policies would favor sectors such as oil and gas as well as artificial intelligence. —Max Zahn, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2024

Verb

Tantoo Cardinal is also speaking today and I’m totally gassed to be this close to such a legend. —R29 Team, refinery29.com, 10 June 2024

Only about two or three percent of those gassed on the Western front died. —John Mueller, Foreign Affairs, 30 Apr. 2013