reeking

ADJECTIVE

burning

Synonyms

STRONG

biting caustic irritating piercing prickling sharp smarting tingling

WEAK

acrid painful pungent

Antonyms

STRONG

bland calm kind mild nice

ADJECTIVE

fetid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

noxious putrid revolting smelly stinking stinky

WEAK

corrupt fusty grody gross icky loathsome lousy malodorous mephitic noisome offensive rank repugnant repulsive rotten stenchy strong yecchy yucky

Antonyms

STRONGEST

good perfumed

WEAK

aromatic clean fragrant pure sweet

ADJECTIVE

gamy

Synonyms

WEAK

fetid foul malodorous pungent rancid rank seamy sordid strong-flavored strong-smelling strong-tasting tainted

ADJECTIVE

high

Synonyms

STRONGEST

sharp

STRONG

acute high-pitched piping rank soprano treble

WEAK

loud malodorous penetrating piercing putrid rancid smelly strident

Antonyms

WEAK

bland insipid low soft tasteless weak

ADJECTIVE

malodorous

Synonyms

WEAK

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 rotten smelly stale stenchful stinking strong tainted vile

Antonyms

WEAK

aromatic fragrant perfumed savory sweet

ADJECTIVE

noisome

Synonyms

WEAK

baneful dangerous deadly deleterious disgusting fetid foul harmful horrid hurtful injurious insalubrious insalutary loathsome malodorous mephitic mischievous nauseating noxious pernicious pestiferous pestilential poisonous putrid rank repulsive sickening sickly smelly stinking unhealthful unhealthy unwholesome vile yucky

Antonyms

WEAK

good just moral upright

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 rotten savorous savory scent-laden scented scentful skunky smelly spicy stagnant stale stinking strong sweet sweet-scented sweet-smelling tumaceous unsavory whiffy

Antonyms

WEAK

odorless

ADJECTIVE

piping

Synonyms

STRONG

acute penetrating piercing rank sharp shrill soprano treble

WEAK

high-pitched loud malodorous putrid rancid shrieky shrilly smelly strident

Antonyms

STRONG

blunt dull indefinite low slow soft stupid unintelligent

ADJECTIVE

putrid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contaminated fetid rancid rotting

WEAK

bad corrupt decayed decomposed foul high malodorous moldered nidorous noisome off putrefied rank smelly spoiled strong tainted whiffy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

sweet

WEAK

fresh perfumed

ADJECTIVE

rank

Synonyms

STRONGEST

musty noxious putrid

STRONG

bad disgusting gross high nauseating off offensive revolting sour stale tainted turned

WEAK

dank disagreeable evil-smelling feculent fetid funky fusty gamy graveolent humid loathsome mephitic moldy nasty noisome obnoxious olid pungent putrescent rancid repulsive smelly strong strong-smelling

Antonyms

STRONG

clean fresh good nice pleasant pleasing

WEAK

aromatic indefinite moral perfumed rare scarce sparse sweet

ADJECTIVE

reeky

Synonyms

WEAK

evil-smelling fetid foul foul-smelling funky high malodorous mephitic noisome olid putrid rancid rank stinking strong strong-smelling whiffy

ADJECTIVE

shrieky

Synonyms

WEAK

acute high-pitched loud malodorous penetrating piercing piping putrid rancid rank sharp shrill shrilly smelly soprano strident treble

ADJECTIVE

shrilly

Synonyms

WEAK

acute high-pitched loud malodorous penetrating piercing piping putrid rancid rank sharp shrieky shrill smelly soprano strident treble

ADJECTIVE

smelly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fetid foul-smelling funky rancid stinking

WEAK

evil-smelling foul high malodorous mephitic noisome olid putrid rank strong strong-smelling whiffy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

sweet

WEAK

good-smelling perfumed

ADJECTIVE

smoky

Synonyms

STRONGEST

burning dingy silvery smoldering thick

WEAK

begrimed black caliginous fumy gray grimy messy murky smoke-colored vaporous

Antonyms

WEAK

clean clear unpolluted

ADJECTIVE

squalid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dingy fetid filthy grimy muddy musty ramshackle seedy shabby sordid wretched

WEAK

abominable base broken-down decayed despicable dirty disgusting disheveled foul gruesome horrible horrid ignoble impure low mean miry moldy nasty odorous offensive poverty-stricken repellent repulsive scurvy shoddy sloppy slovenly soiled ugly unclean unkempt vile

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bright clean clear good honorable nice pure sterile

WEAK

kept-up rich

ADJECTIVE

stale

Synonyms

STRONGEST

musty smelly sour stagnant watery

STRONG

dried dry faded parched rank spoiled stinking

WEAK

dead fetid flat fusty hard insipid malodorous noisome stenchy tasteless weak zestless

Antonyms

STRONG

damp moist wet

WEAK

current fresh new underused

ADJECTIVE

stinking

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fetid foul-smelling funky putrid

STRONG

foul rank

WEAK

malodorous mephitic noisome odiferous offensive rancid stenchy strong-smelling

Antonyms

STRONGEST

sweet

STRONG

clean

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Snake is a wonderfully pulpy, instantly iconic creation, an outcast adventurer reeking of sweat and post-Vietnam cynicism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

Fans have been speaking to BBC Sport to vent their frustration at the situation, with one saying: "Spurs now enter the final few weeks of the transfer window reeking of desperation."

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025

If you’re not keen on slathering animal fat all over your face and reeking of beef, there are a few alternatives that promise similar results and smell much better.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2025

Far from the handsome man she has pictured, he struts in with an “air of cheap assurance” and flashes his trinkets, reeking of cheap cologne, hair coated in bear grease.

From Slate • May 27, 2024

Nailer sank like a stone through warm reeking liquid.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

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