Stink

/stɪŋk/

Synonyms for "stink" (70 found)

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Closest matches (14)

Noun(5 words)

reek stench bomb controversy debacle

aromabad breathbad smellbe aromaticbe redolent ofbobody odorbreathe

Verb(1 words)

blow

Strong matches (21)

Noun(8 words)

disaster fetor fiasco flop foetor fuss malodor malodour

emit a smellexhale fetidity fetidness fetorfoul breathfoul odorfrowst fume funk graveolence halitosis malodor

Related words (35)

mephitis miasma nidornoxious stenchoffend the nostrilsoffensive odorreek reekingrotten smellsmack smellsmell badsmell ofsmell to heavensmell upstenchstench of decaystink outstink upsuck

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yield an odor

Noun(8 words)

mephitis odor outcry pong reeks smell stenches uproar

Verb(6 words)

reek reeked stank stunk suck sucks

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5 relation types

More general

12 entries

be exist fail failure odorodor emissionodourolfactory perceptionolfactory sensationpublic responsesmell

More specific

12 entries

chemical odordebaclefailed testfetor fiascogarbage odorlow scoremalodorpoor graderotten odorscandal uproar

Collocations

9 entries

bad smellfoul odorodor emissionodor plumerotten odorstink bugstrong odorstrong stinkunpleasant odor

Inflections

4 entries

stank stinking stinks stunk

Derivations

3 entries

stinker stinkiness stinky

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

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"I'm soaked with sweat." "Step back. You stink!"

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He is raising a big stink over a minor glitch.

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A fox smells its own stink first.

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The socks stink.

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