Antonyms for petroleum
pəˈtroʊ li əmpe·tro·le·um

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1. petroleumnoun

   Synonyms:
   oil, gasoline, gas, petroil, petrol

2. petroleumnoun

   A flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in deposits under earth surface.

   Synonyms:
   petrol, gasoline, petroil, oil, gas

Matched Categories

1. • Fossil Fuel
   • Oil

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. petroleum, crude oil, crude, rock oil, fossil oil, oilnoun

   a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

   Synonyms:
   rock oil, crude oil, oil color, oil, vegetable oil, fossil oil, crude, oil colour

How to use petroleum in a sentence?

1. Magda Chambriard:

   The actual price of a barrel of petroleum demands more dedication to planning in the industry, which means that this is the moment to improve operationally.

2. Qatar Petroleum:

   Qatar Petroleum will continue working... If some companies decide they don't want to work with QP that's their choice. We will find other foreign companies to work with.

3. Antony Blinken:

   The United States has been sincere and steadfast in pursuing a path of meaningful diplomacy to achieve a mutual return to full implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action( JCPOA). It is Iran that has, to-date, failed to demonstrate a similar commitment to that path. Absent a change in course from Iran, we will continue to use our sanctions authorities to target exports of petroleum, petroleum products, and petrochemical products from Iran.

4. Benjamin Lu:

   The sharp drop in oil prices is likely due to market jitters on potential waivers in U.S. sanctions on Iranian petroleum exports (in May), the effects of additional U.S. waivers on Iran will impede OPEC+ efforts to rebalance oil markets in 2019.

5. Jared Bernstein:

   If you look at the unconscionable actions of Putin, weaponizing energy, amplified by the short-sighted and misguided decision by OPEC+ recently, then sure, having the [Strategic Petroleum Reserve] there for potential release is an important tool.

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