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scent

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of scent

1 a sweet or pleasant smell
  • the delightful scent of her perfume
Synonyms of scent

aroma, balm, bouquet, fragrance, fragrancy, incense, perfume, redolence, spice
Words Related to scent

essence, odor
Antonyms of scent

reek, stench, stink
2 the quality of a thing that makes it perceptible to the sense organs in the nose
  • Dogs are able to detect scents that are far below the threshold detectable by the human nose.
Synonyms of scent

aroma, odor, redolence, smell, sniff
Words Related to scent

whiff

bouquet, fragrance, fragrancy, perfume

ambrosia, lusciousness, savor (also savour), savoriness, spice, tang

acridness, fetidness, foulness, gaminess, noisomeness, rancidity, rankness, reek, stench, stink

Synonym Discussion of scent

fragrance, perfume, scent, redolence mean a sweet or pleasant odor. fragrance suggests the odors of flowers or other growing things.
    • the fragrance of pine
perfume may suggest a stronger or heavier odor.
    • the perfume of lilacs
scent is very close to perfume but of wider application because more neutral in connotation.
    • scent-free soaps
redolence implies a mixture of fragrant or pungent odors.
    • the redolence of a forest after a rain

scent

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of scent

1 to fill or infuse with a pleasant odor or odor-releasing substance
  • fancy bars of soap scented with lavender
Synonyms of scent

incense, perfume
Near Antonyms of scent

deodorize
Antonyms of scent

stink up
2 to become aware of by means of the sense organs in the nose
  • The dog scented a rabbit and suddenly took off.
Synonyms of scent

nose, smell, sniff, snuff, whiff
Words Related to scent

breathe, drink (in), inhale, respire

snort, snuffle

savor (also savour)
3 to have a vague awareness of
  • He scented danger.
Synonyms of scent

feel, perceive, see, sense, smell, taste
Words Related to scent

behold, descry, discern, distinguish, espy, eye, look (at), note, notice, observe, perceive, regard, remark, sight, spy, view, witness

ascertain, catch on (to), discover, find out, hear, learn, realize

anticipate, divine, expect, foreknow, foresee

assume, conjecture, guess, presume, speculate, suppose, surmise, suspect

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