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1 a strong unpleasant smell a terrible reek coming from the garbage can Synonyms funk, stink, stenchRelated Words acridness, fetidness, foulness, fustiness, malodorousness, mustiness, odoriferousness, odorousness, rancidity, rankness, staleness; badness, vileness; dirt, dirtiness, filth, filthiness, nastiness; effluvium (also effluvia), emission; odor, redolence, scent, sniffNear Antonyms floweriness, lusciousness, savoriness, spiciness, sweetness; bouquet; ambrosiaAntonyms aroma, fragrance, perfume

2 an atmospheric condition in which suspended particles in the air rob it of its transparency couldn't see through the reek of smog and smoke surrounding the steel plant Synonyms brume, fog, gauze, mist, murk, haze, smog, soupRelated Words bank, cloud, fume, miasma, smoke, smother, steam