Closest matches in this entry: aerate, aerify, afterdamp, air, air-dry.
Sentence evidence is available for smoke, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
Ranking signals come from moby, derived_reverse, opengloss, wordnet, and related lexical sources.

Synonym selection checklist

Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "smoke".
Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.

When not to replace "smoke"

Keep "smoke" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.

If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.

Replacement workflow

1. Preserve meaning

Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "smoke" intact in the sentence you are editing.

2. Tune tone

Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.

3. Re-read context

Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.

Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.

Final fit check

After choosing a replacement for "smoke", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.

If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "smoke" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.

Related word relations

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

5 relation types

More general

37 entries

aerosol baccy breathing cannabis color cook defeat delivery emission emit evaporationexternal respirationganja gasgive off

Showing 16 of 37 words.

More specific

15 entries

billowcampfire smokecigar smokecigarette smokecold smokinghot smokingindustrial smokepipe smokesecondhand smokesmoke blacksmoke bluesmoke graystomp trouncewood smoke

Collocations

9 entries

cigarette smokesmoke alarmsmoke detectorsmoke inhalationsmoke plumesmoke screensmoke signalsmokestacksmoky flavor

Inflections

3 entries

smoked smokes smoking

Derivations

8 entries

smokable smoked smoker smokes smokestack smokiness smoking smoky

Translations

71 translations across 46 languages.

Arabic

1 entries

دَخَنَ verb (to give off smoke)

Armenian

1 entries

մխալ verb (to give off smoke)

Aromanian

1 entries

fumig verb (to give off smoke)

Asturian

4 entries

afumar verb (to give off smoke)
afumiar verb (to give off smoke)
fumar verb (to give off smoke)
fumiar verb (to give off smoke)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

tüstüləmək verb (to give off smoke)

Bashkir

1 entries

төтәү verb (to give off smoke)

Bulgarian

2 entries

димя verb (to give off smoke)
пуша verb (to give off smoke)

Catalan

2 entries

fumar verb (to give off smoke)
fumejar verb (to give off smoke)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

دووکەڵ کردن verb (to give off smoke)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

煙灰色 /烟灰色 noun (colour)
冒煙 /冒烟 verb (to give off smoke)

Czech

2 entries

dýmat verb (to give off smoke)
kouřit verb (to give off smoke)

Danish

2 entries

røgfarve noun (colour)
ryge verb (to give off smoke)

Dutch

1 entries

roken verb (to give off smoke)

Esperanto

1 entries

fumi verb (to give off smoke)

Estonian

2 entries

suitshall noun (colour)
suitsema verb (to give off smoke)

Finnish

3 entries

savunharmaa noun (colour)
savuta verb (to give off smoke)
savuttaa verb (to give off smoke)

French

1 entries

fumer verb (to give off smoke)

Friulian

1 entries

fumâ verb (to give off smoke)

Galician

2 entries

fumear verb (to give off smoke)
fumegar verb (to give off smoke)

German

1 entries

rauchen verb (to give off smoke)

Greek

1 entries

καπνίζω verb (to give off smoke)

Greenlandic

1 entries

pujoorpoq verb (to give off smoke)

Hungarian

2 entries

füstöl verb (to give off smoke)
füstölög verb (to give off smoke)

Interlingua

1 entries

fumar verb (to give off smoke)

Japanese

1 entries

煙る verb (to give off smoke)

Korean

1 entries

뿜다 verb (to give off smoke)

Latin

1 entries

fūmō verb (to give off smoke)

Latvian

1 entries

kūpēt verb (to give off smoke)

Macedonian

2 entries

дими verb (to give off smoke)
чади verb (to give off smoke)

Malay

1 entries

kelabu asap noun (colour)

Māori

2 entries

ponguru verb (to give off smoke)
whakapoa verb (to give off smoke)

Norman

1 entries

feunmer verb (to give off smoke)

Old English

1 entries

rēocan verb (to give off smoke)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

توتمك verb (to give off smoke)

Polish

2 entries

dymić verb (to give off smoke)
kopcić verb (to give off smoke)

Portuguese

1 entries

fumegar verb (to give off smoke)

Romanian

3 entries

fumuriu noun (colour)
fuma verb (to give off smoke)
fumega verb (to give off smoke)

Russian

3 entries

ды́мчатый noun (colour)
дыми́ть verb (to give off smoke)
дыми́ться verb (to give off smoke)

Slovak

1 entries

dymiť verb (to give off smoke)

Spanish

4 entries

humar verb (to give off smoke)
humear verb (to give off smoke)
jumear verb (to give off smoke)
vafear verb (to give off smoke)

Swedish

1 entries

ryka verb (to give off smoke)

Turkish

1 entries

tütmek verb (to give off smoke)

Ukrainian

2 entries

димити verb (to give off smoke)
димитися verb (to give off smoke)

Volapük

1 entries

smokön verb (to give off smoke)

Welsh

1 entries

mygu verb (to give off smoke)

Zealandic

1 entries

roôke verb (to give off smoke)

Sample sentences

65 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

You had better not smoke while on duty.

Source: tatoeba (16203)

You smoke far too much. You should cut back.

Source: tatoeba (16511)

I forbid you to smoke.

Source: tatoeba (17272)

You must not smoke till you grow up.

Source: tatoeba (17633)

Showing 4 of 65 available sentences.

Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "smoke"?

Closest matches include aerate, aerify, afterdamp, air, air-dry.

How should I check whether a synonym fits "smoke"?

Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.

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