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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rotten, strong-smelling |
| Synonyms: | bad, carious, contaminated, curdled, decomposing, disagreeable, disgusting, evil-smelling, feculent, fetid, foul, frowzy, fusty, gamy, high, impure, loathsome, malodorous, moldy, musty, nasty, nidorous, noisome, noxious, off, offensive, olid, polluted, putrefactive, putrefied, putrescent, putrid, rank, reeky, repulsive, sharp, smelly, sour, soured, stale, stinking, strong, tainted, turned, unhealthy, whiffy |
| Antonyms: | perfumed, sweet |
| Main Entry: | gamy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ill-smelling; corrupt |
| Synonyms: | fetid, foul, malodorous, pungent, rancid, rank, reeking, seamy, sordid, strong-flavored, strong-smelling, strong-tasting, tainted |
| Main Entry: | high |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shrill, strong (on the senses) |
| Synonyms: | acute, high-pitched, loud, malodorous, penetrating, piercing, piping, putrid, rancid, rank, reeking, sharp, smelly, soprano, strident, treble |
| Antonyms: | low, soft, weak |
| Main Entry: | malodorous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | foul-smelling |
| Synonyms: | bad, decayed, decomposed, fetid, foul, frowzy, funky*, fusty, gamy, high*, infested, lousy, mephitic, musty, nasty, nauseating, noisome, noxious, off*, offensive, pestilential, poisonous, polluted, putrid, rancid, rank, reeking, rotten, smelly, stale, stenchful, stinking, strong, tainted, vile |
| Antonyms: | aromatic, fragrant, perfumed, savory, sweet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | off |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inferior; spoiled |
| Synonyms: | bad, decomposed, disappointing, disheartening, displeasing, low-quality, mortifying, not up to par, not up to snuff, poor, putrid, quiet, rancid, rotten, slack, sour, substandard, turned, unrewarding, unsatisfactory |
| Antonyms: | on |
| Main Entry: | putrid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rotten, stinking |
| Synonyms: | bad, contaminated, corrupt, decayed, decomposed, fetid, foul, high, malodorous, moldered, nidorous, noisome, off, putrefied, rancid, rank, reeking, rotting, smelly, spoiled, strong, tainted, whiffy |
| Antonyms: | fresh, perfumed, sweet |
| Main Entry: | rank |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stinking, foul |
| Synonyms: | bad, dank, disagreeable, disgusting, evil-smelling, feculent, fetid, funky*, fusty, gamy, graveolent, gross*, high, humid, loathsome, mephitic, moldy, musty, nasty, nauseating, noisome, noxious, obnoxious, off, offensive, olid, pungent, putrescent, putrid, rancid, reeking, repulsive, revolting, smelly, sour, stale, strong, strong-smelling, tainted, turned |
| Antonyms: | aromatic, perfumed, sweet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rotten |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | decayed, decaying |
| Synonyms: | bad, bad-smelling, corroded, corrupt, crumbled, crumbling, decomposed, decomposing, disgusting, disintegrated, disintegrating, fecal, feculent, festering, fetid, foul, gross, infected, loathsome, loud, mephitic, moldering, moldy, noisome, noxious, offensive, overripe, perished, polluted, purulent, pustular, putrescent, putrid, putrified, rancid, rank, rotting, smelling, sour, spoiled, stale, stinking, strong, tainted, touched, unsound |
| Antonyms: | fresh, good, new, pleasant, undecayed |
| Main Entry: | smelly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having a bad odor |
| Synonyms: | evil-smelling, fetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky*, high, malodorous, mephitic, noisome, olid, putrid, rancid, rank, reeking, stinking, strong, strong- smelling, whiffy |
| Antonyms: | good-smelling, perfumed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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