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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

By Day 7, even with the backyard reeking like an industrial accident at a toothpaste factory, the tiny trio of terrorists was back in full force.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2024

He was in the dripping, reeking bowels of the earth.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver