Synonyms for "malodorous" (186 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (38)

foulfrowstymephiticodoriferousrancidreekingabhorrentabominablearomaticbadbad-smellingbarfybasebeastlybelow contemptbeneath contemptbilgycontemptiblecrappycrude

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decayeddecomposeddespicabledetestabledisgustingeffluviousexecrablefecalfeculentfetidfilthyflyblownforbidding

Adjective(5 words)

badbuckishcacodorousfetidfoul

Strong matches (55)

foul smellingfragrantfrowsyfrowyfrowzyfulsomefunkyfustygameygamygloppygraveolentgrossgunkyhatefulheinoushighickyignobleill smelling

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ill-smellingill-treatill-useimproperindecentindecorousindelicateloathsomemaggotymaltreatmiasmalmiasmicmildewedmildewymistreatmisusemoldymuckymustynastynauseatingnidorousniffynoisomenoxious

Adjective(8 words)

foul-smellingfunkygraveolentmephiticniffynoisomenonaromaticnonfragrant

Adjective(2 words)

ill-smellingmalodourous

Related words (93)

objectionableobnoxiousobsceneodiousodorantodoredodorousoffoffensiveolidordurousoutragepestilentialpoisonouspollutedpukyputridputrid smellingrankrank smelling

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reastyreasyrebarbativeredolentreechyreekyrepellentrepugnantrepulsiverevoltingridiculousrottenroughscabbyscummyscurfyshittysickeningslabbyslimysloppysloshysludgyslushysmellfulsmellingsmellsomesmellyspoiledsposhystalestenchfulstenchystinkingstinkystrongstuffysulfuroustaintedunbecomingundecorousungodlyunpleasant smellingunseemlyuntowardvilevomitywormyyecchy

Adjective(22 words)

offensiveolidon the nosepongyputredinousputridrankreekingreekyriperottensmellystankstenchystinkingstinksomestinkyunaromaticunfragrantvile

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whiffwhiffy

Adjective(2 words)

stinkyunpleasant-smelling

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

8 relation types

More general

2 entries

olfactibleunpleasant

More specific

3 entries

nidorouspungentputrid

Antonyms

2 entries

fragrant

Synonyms

1 entries

foul

Related terms

7 entries

malodormalodorouslymalodorousnessmephiticrankreekstench

derived from

1 entries

odorous

related to

5 entries

impropermalodormalodorouslymalodorousnessodor

similar

37 entries

bilgyfetidfoetidfoulfoul smellingfoul-smellingfrowstyfunkyfustygameygamyhighill-scented

Showing 16 of 37 words.

Translations

19 translations across 12 languages.

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Bashkir

1 entries

• һаҫыҡ adj (having a bad odor)

Bulgarian

1 entries

• зловонен adj (having a bad odor)

Czech

2 entries

• páchnoucí adj (having a bad odor)
• zapáchající adj (having a bad odor)

Dutch

3 entries

• malodorant adj (having a bad odor)
• onwelriekend adj (having a bad odor)
• stinkend adj (having a bad odor)

Esperanto

1 entries

• malbonodora adj (having a bad odor)

French

1 entries

• malodorant adj (having a bad odor)

Occitan

1 entries

• pudent adj (having a bad odor)

Polish

3 entries

• cuchnący adj (having a bad odor)
• nieprzyzwoity adj (highly improper)
• śmierdzący adj (having a bad odor)

Russian

1 entries

• злово́нный adj (having a bad odor)

Spanish

2 entries

• jediondo adj (having a bad odor)
• maloliente adj (having a bad odor)

Swedish

2 entries

• illaluktande adj (having a bad odor)
• stinkande adj (having a bad odor)

Volapük

1 entries

• lusmelik adj (having a bad odor)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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There were malodorous garbage bags aplenty outside her house.

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