Synonyms of perfumes

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noun

plural of perfume

as in scents

a sweet or pleasant smell

the perfume of fresh flowers filled the room

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scents
• fragrances
• aromas
• spices
• fragrancies
• balms
• attars
• bouquets
• incenses
• essences
• odors
• redolences

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stenches
• stinks
• reeks
• malodors
• fetors

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verb

present tense third-person singular of perfume

as in incenses

to fill or infuse with a pleasant odor or odor-releasing substance

roses perfumed the wedding chapel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scents
• incenses
• odorizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deodorizes
• stinks up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of perfumes

Noun

With a history that stretches back to 1221, this is considered the world’s oldest pharmacy, where Dominican friars produced medicinal tinctures and perfumes. — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026

Instead, the category has recently evolved into something nuanced, blending new, unusual accords and creamy textures to create sophisticated, emotionally complex perfumes. — Laia Farran Graves, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

From Gracie Abrams and Oprah to our cool Gen-Z editors, everyone is on board the Cyklar train for its addicting, affordable perfumes. — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 29 June 2026

Any sweet scents—whether natural from flowers or manmade scented soaps and perfumes—attract wasps. — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 28 June 2026

Merchandise including counterfeit perfumes, Rolex watches, knockoff Knicks apparel, sunglasses, electronics and Labubus were seized, in addition to $145,000 in cash, police said. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026

Those compounds are naturally present in sweat or urine, and some pheromone perfumes also blend in essential oils to round out the scent. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026

Some pheromone perfumes also contain essential oils to round out the scent profile. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026

Wild beavers went extinct in the UK around 400 years ago, as humans hunted them for their fur, meat and scent gland secretions, which have a musky, vanilla-like fragrance and were used as food flavoring and in perfumes. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 18 June 2026

Verb

Fresh lavender and lemon zest get rubbed into the sugar with your hands—a simple trick that perfumes the blueberry-peach filling with floral, citrusy notes. — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2026

Markets brim with greens, citrus that perfumes the air and strawberries that’ll be a reminder of what they’re supposed to taste like. — Eric Barton, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026

It’s fortified with a splash of orange liqueur that faintly perfumes the custard. — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025