Synonyms

  oil (a thick black liquid from under the ground used to produce fuel or lubricant): This oil well produces 200 barrels a day. fuel (a substance burned to provide heat or power): Oil, coal, gas, and wood are various types of fuel. gas (a fossil fuel in gas form, …

  need (if you need something, it is necessary or very important for you to have it): We need food and medicines. require formal (need): Success usually requires hard work. want informal (need): These flowers want watering daily. call for (require something as necessary or appropriate): The job calls for …

now (at the present time): I’m not hungry now. currently formal (now): The area is currently unoccupied. at the moment (now): It’s not raining at the moment. right now (at the present moment): I’m sorry, but he is in a meeting right now. at present formal (now): We have no plans …

  make (bring into being, create): They make wooden chairs. create (to make something new, invent): We have plans to create new jobs. produce (to make from components or raw materials): The new company produced luxury cars. generate (to make something happen; produce): This business generates a lot of income. do (to …

  luck (the force that seems to cause good things to happen to you): I wish you luck in your new career. fortune (luck and the way it affects your life): Fortune is smiling on me these days. chance (the force that causes things to happen without being planned or caused by …