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

Brands like Frederic Malle, Essential Parfums and the new brand Anecdote by Artists list the perfumers prominently alongside the name of the perfumes. — Arabelle Sicardi, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026

Thomas Burberry’s life informed The Burberry Prorsum Collection of perfumes. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

Presented by Carolina Herrera For those drawn to hyper-femme perfumes, Carolina Herrera fragrances are often a popular choice—the range remains a crowd-pleaser for lovers of sweet, floral, and bold aromas. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026

Perfectly lucid, aware of the smell of Simple Green overtaken by perfumes, the talcum stink of baby powder. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

In addition to developing better medicines or perfumes, deciphering the mirror images of molecules can help scientists understand the chemical architecture of life, said chemist Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journal Science. — Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026

Shoppers are ditching sweet gourmand perfumes and candles for something that smells like a backyard garden, and the tomato leaf fragrance trend is leading that shift this spring and summer. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

InStyle rounds up eight cinnamon perfumes worth adding to your fragrance rotation this fall. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 24 Sep. 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