Synonyms of reek

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noun

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as in stench

a strong unpleasant smell

a terrible reek coming from the garbage can

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stench
• stink
• funk
• rankness
• scent
• staleness
• foulness
• vileness
• mustiness
• badness
• rancidity
• filth
• effluvia
• dirtiness
• emission
• effluvium
• odor
• fustiness
• nastiness
• sniff
• acridness
• filthiness
• malodorousness
• redolence
• fetidness
• odorousness
• odoriferousness
• dirt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• perfume
• fragrance
• aroma
• sweetness
• spiciness
• bouquet
• floweriness
• lusciousness
• savoriness
• ambrosia

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• perfume
• fragrance
• aroma
• sweetness
• spiciness
• bouquet
• floweriness
• lusciousness
• savoriness
• ambrosia

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as in haze

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 & Similar Words

• haze
• fog
• cloud
• mist
• smog
• soup
• gauze
• smoke
• steam
• fume
• brume
• murk
• miasma
• smother
• bank

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verb

as in to smell

to give off an extremely unpleasant smell

those old sneakers reek something awful

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smell
• stink
• decompose
• rot
• savor
• savour
• exhale
• decay
• revolt
• spoil
• offend
• disgust
• repulse