Pungent fumes arose from the chemical mixture.
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Pungent
/ˈpʌnd͡ʒənt/
Synonyms for "pungent" (191 found)
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Closest matches (39)
Strong matches (57)
Related words (95)
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Adjective(10 words)
Noun(1 words)
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6 entriesCollocations
6 entriespungent aromapungent criticismpungent flavorpungent odorpungent remarkpungent taste
Inflections
2 entriesmore pungentmost pungent
Derivations
2 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
16 translations across 10 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- δριμύς adj (having a strong flavor)
Bulgarian
1 entries- пикантен adj (having a strong flavor)
Czech
3 entries- ostrý adj (having a strong flavor)
- palčivý adj (having a strong flavor)
- výrazný adj (having a strong flavor)
Latvian
1 entries- ass adj (having a strong flavor)
Malayalam
1 entries- എരിവ് adj (having a strong flavor)
Ottoman Turkish
3 entries- ایتی adj (having a strong flavor)
- حریف adj (having a strong flavor)
- كسكین adj (having a strong flavor)
Romanian
1 entries- înțepător adj (having a strong flavor)
Sanskrit
1 entries- तिग्म adj (having a strong flavor)
Spanish
3 entries- acerbo adj (having a strong flavor)
- acre adj (having a strong flavor)
- pungente adj (having a strong flavor)
Swedish
1 entries- skarp adj (having a strong flavor)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
A pungent, salty odor wafted from the kitchen.
Source: tatoeba (1979299)
Wasabi is a pungent plant that is difficult to cultivate.
Source: tatoeba (4281984)
Stepping through the front door, Tom recognised instantly the pungent smell of Mary's perfume.
Source: tatoeba (10230689)
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