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sweet-smelling

ADJECTIVE
aromatic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fragrant perfumed pungent savory scented spicy sweet
WEAK
ambrosial balmy odoriferous redolent
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bland dull flavorless stinking tasteless
WEAK
acrid unsavory
ADJECTIVE
fragrant
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aromatic delicious perfumed savory spicy sweet
WEAK
ambrosial aromal balmy delectable delightful odoriferous odorous perfumy redolent sweet-scented
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bland distasteful tasteless unpleasant unsavory
WEAK
noxious putrid stale stinking
ADJECTIVE
odorous
Synonyms
WEAK
aromatic balmy dank effluvious fetid flavorsome flowery foul fragrant heady honeyed loud malodorous mephitic miasmic moldy musty nauseous odoriferant odoriferous offensive olfactive olfactory perfumatory perfumed perfumy pungent putrid redolent reeking rotten savorous savory scent-laden scented scentful skunky smelly spicy stagnant stale stinking strong sweet sweet-scented tumaceous unsavory whiffy
Antonyms
WEAK
odorless
ADJECTIVE
redolent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
evocative perfumed pungent reminiscent scented
WEAK
ambrosial balmy fragrant odoriferous remindful
ADJECTIVE
scented
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aromatic perfumed redolent spicy
STRONG
smelling
WEAK
ambrosial aromal balmy delectable odoriferous odorous perfumy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bland
ADJECTIVE
sweet
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aromatic clean fragrant fresh pure savory spicy
WEAK
ambrosial aromal balmy new perfumed perfumy redolent scented wholesome
Antonyms
WEAK
malodorous stinking stinky

Example Sentences

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Such an invasion might not be so bad if the plants were benign, nutritious, sweet-smelling or all of the above.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

“What perplexes me is that despite the plant being known for its stinky smell, it also produces several sweet-smelling chemicals.”

From Salon • May 27, 2025

As you can see, this tree has flourished and grown and the sweet-smelling blossoms are a bonus.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024

Some scents, for example, may have "universal" interpretations to humans -- something that nearly always smells pleasant, like a sweet-smelling flower.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2024

So Laura ran to the block where Pa chopped wood, and filled her apron with the fresh, sweet-smelling chips.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder