What do you need a 2000°C furnace for?
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Furnace
/ˈfɝnɪs/
Synonyms for "furnace" (105 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (21)
Strong matches (32)
Noun(11 words)
cupolasfiring chamberfornaxfossil fuel heatergas furnaceheat sourceheaterhotbedhothrincineratorincinerators
Adjective(1 words)
external heating
Related words (52)
kitchenerlatticelimekilnmetalworksmuffle kilnneutron factorynuclear furnaceovenpilepilot lightplutonium reactorpower reactorpower-breeder reactorpyrometerpyrometric coneradioactive wasterangereactorreactor pilereverberatory
Show 24 more words
reverberatory kilnrodrodssalamandersalamander stoveseger coneslow pilesmeltersmitherysmithysteam bathsteam pipesteel millsteelworksstellaratorstithystovesubtropicsteweltorrid zonetropicstuyereuranium reactorwarmer
Adjective(1 words)
thermal energy source
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: acid kiln, atomic pile, blacksmith shop, blast furnace, bloomery.
- Sentence evidence is available for furnace, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, derived_reverse, opengloss.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "furnace".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "furnace"
Keep "furnace" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "furnace" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "furnace", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "furnace" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
5 entriesMore specific
8 entriesblast furnaceceramic kilnelectric furnaceglass furnaceheat of battlemetal furnaceopen hearth furnacetrial by fire
Collocations
6 entriesblast furnaceelectric furnacefurnace liningfurnace roomfurnace temperaturegas furnace
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
110 translations across 49 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- βαῦνος noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- κάμινος noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Armenian
2 entries- հնոց noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- քուրա noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
1 entries- ܐܲܬܘܼܢܵܐ noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Belarusian
2 entries- печ noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- то́пка noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Bulgarian
1 entries- пещ noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Catalan
1 entries- calefacció noun (device for heating a building)
Chichewa
1 entries- ng'anjo noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 熔爐 /熔炉 noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- 爐 /炉 noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- 爐子 /炉子 noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Czech
1 entries- pec noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Dutch
3 entries- ketel noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- ketel noun (device for heating a building)
- oven noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Finnish
4 entries- ahjo noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- lämmitysuuni noun (device for heating a building)
- masuuni noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- pannu noun (device for heating a building)
French
3 entries- chaudière noun (device for heating a building)
- four noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- haut fourneau noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Galician
2 entries- calefacción noun (device for heating a building)
- forno noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
German
4 entries- Heizung noun (device for heating a building)
- Hochofen noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- Ofen noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- Ofen noun (device for heating a building)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌽𐍃 noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Greek
2 entries- καμίνι noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- φούρνος noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Hawaiian
1 entries- kapuahi hoʻomahana hale noun (device for heating a building)
Hebrew
1 entries- כּוּר noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Hindi
2 entries- भट्टा noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- भट्ठी noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Hungarian
4 entries- kazán noun (device for heating a building)
- kemence noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- kohó noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- kályha noun (device for heating a building)
Irish
2 entries- foirnéis noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- foirnéis noun (device for heating a building)
Italian
4 entries- bruciatore noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- bruciatore noun (device for heating a building)
- caldaia noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- caldaia noun (device for heating a building)
Japanese
3 entries- 溶鉱炉 noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- 炉 noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- 窯 noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Korean
2 entries- 노 noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- 용광로 noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Latin
2 entries- camīnus noun (device for heating a building)
- fornāx noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Ligurian
1 entries- fornâxe noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- kamjeny noun (device for heating a building)
Macedonian
1 entries- печка noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Manx
1 entries- furnish noun (device for heating a building)
Mongolian
1 entries- пийшин noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Māori
1 entries- tahunga noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Old Armenian
1 entries- բով noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- كولخان noun (device for heating a building)
Persian
1 entries- کوره noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Polabian
1 entries- pic noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Polish
2 entries- piec noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- piec noun (device for heating a building)
Portuguese
3 entries- fornalha noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- fornalha noun (device for heating a building)
- forno noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Romanian
1 entries- furnal noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Russian
4 entries- горн noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- до́мна noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- печь noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- печь noun (device for heating a building)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- peć noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- пећ noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Slovak
2 entries- pec noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- vyhňa noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Slovene
1 entries- peč noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Spanish
4 entries- caldera noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- caldera noun (device for heating a building)
- calefacción noun (device for heating a building)
- calefactor noun (device for heating a building)
Swedish
3 entries- masugn noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- panna noun (device for heating a building)
- värmepanna noun (device for heating a building)
Tagalog
1 entries- dapugan noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Turkish
2 entries- fırın noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- yüksek fırın noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Ukrainian
4 entries- вагра́нка noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- горни́ло noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- горно noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- гру́бка noun (device for heating a building)
Vietnamese
2 entries- lò noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
- lò sưởi noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Yiddish
1 entries- אויוון noun (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
A serviceman inspected our furnace.
Source: tatoeba (681221)
It is not as a child that I believe and confess Jesus Christ. My hosanna is born of a furnace of doubt.
Source: tatoeba (918752)
The one that just yesterday said he was guiding and leading finds himself, out of the blue, lying stiff in a wooden box; the others, after realising that he was worthless, burnt him in a furnace.
Source: tatoeba (1979495)
Showing 4 of 16 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "furnace"?
Closest matches include acid kiln, atomic pile, blacksmith shop, blast furnace, bloomery.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "furnace"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.