Funky

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Synonyms for "funky" (110 found)

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Closest matches (22)

cowardly afraid atrabiliar atrabilious bad bad-smelling blue chicken chickenhearted coward cowed daunted dismayed fainthearted fearful fecal fetid foul

Adjective(1 words)

buckish

Adjective(3 words)

fetid foetid foul

Strong matches (33)

Related words (55)

musty nidorous noisome noxious odorous offensive olid overtimid overtimorous panic-prone panicky pensive pigeonhearted putrid rabbity rancid rank reasty reasy reechy

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Adjective(3 words)

noisome smelly stinking

Adjective(2 words)

ripe whiff

Related word relations

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7 relation types

Synonyms

2 entries

foul smelling low down

Related terms

2 entries

funk funktastic

derived

6 entries

UK funky funkily funkiness funky fresh ultrafunky unfunky

derived from

1 entries

funk

has context

4 entries

music slang uk us

related to

10 entries

african american cool eccentric excellent fear funk funktastic great offbeat unconventional

similar

11 entries

cowardly emotional fearful ill-smelling malodorous malodourous stinky unconventional unpleasant-smelling

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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What smells funky?

Source: tatoeba (6575179)

Get funky!

Source: tatoeba (6581268)

German Labour Minister Hubertus Heil (R) wears a face mask as he talks to staff during his visit at the restaurant "Funky Fish" in Berlin, Germany, May 19, 2020.

Source: tatoeba (8794495)

Yanni's breath smelt funky.

Source: tatoeba (8803006)

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