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smelling

ADJECTIVE

rotten

Synonyms

STRONGEST

corrupt disgusting moldy noxious overripe putrid rancid rotting sour spoiled stale

WEAK

bad bad-smelling corroded crumbled crumbling decomposed decomposing disintegrated disintegrating fecal feculent festering fetid foul gross infected loathsome loud mephitic moldering noisome offensive perished polluted purulent pustular putrescent putrified rank stinking strong tainted touched unsound

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fresh good helpful perfumed pleasant pure sweet wholesome

WEAK

decent honest kind moral new nice superior trustworthy uncorrupt undecayed

ADJECTIVE

scented

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aromatic perfumed redolent spicy

WEAK

ambrosial aromal balmy delectable odoriferous odorous perfumy sweet-smelling

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bland

Example Sentences

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In earlier work, Choe's lab studied pinene, a pleasant smelling chemical released by forest trees.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

Under Ceaușescu “the clothes shops looked like rubbish dumps,” the clothes themselves smelling of “mud” and “axle grease.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

At this point, the kitchen should be smelling fresher, the counters a little clearer, the dishes at least more manageable.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

"Manchester City are smelling blood," former Manchester United defender Gary Neville said on Sky Sports.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

I stood there with the dogs around my legs, smelling the stump and touching it with their noses.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

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