stinks

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All (3) Noun (1) Verb (2)

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NOUN

bad smell

Synonyms

STRONGEST

stench

STRONG

fetor foulness malodor noisomeness

WEAK

foul odor offensive smell

Antonyms

WEAK

perfume sweetness

VERB

smell badly

Synonyms

STRONG

funk offend reek

WEAK

be offensive be rotten have an odor smell up stink to high heaven

Antonyms

WEAK

be excellent be good perfume

VERB

be lousy, bad

Synonyms

STRONGEST

smell

WEAK

be abhorrent be detestable be held in disrepute be no good be offensive be rotten have a bad name

Antonyms

WEAK

be excellent be good perfume

Example Sentences

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stinks

The reason is clear the second you walk into the neighbourhood: it stinks.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

Her stats are decent, but her attitude stinks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

Scratchy and stiff, it stinks of the stale urine used to set the dye.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

“If it bleeds, it leads” is no more, replaced by something that stinks in its own way.

From Slate ● Apr. 7, 2026

I give him his mail, and he even stinks like sweat.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor