as in fragrant
having a pleasant smell
a bowl of scented petals used to perfume a room
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as in perfumed
to fill or infuse with a pleasant odor or odor-releasing substance
fancy bars of soap scented with lavender
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as in sensed
to have a vague awareness of
he scented danger
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Recent Examples of scented
Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Mar. 2026
Marigolds are another flower that can deter cabbage worms thanks to the strong-scented foliage.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Rich, creamy, and scented with cinnamon and vanilla, there’s something truly cozy and nostalgic about creamy rice pudding.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Fischersund — the Icelandic art collective and perfumery brand – staged its first scented concert in Paris, at Dover Street Market, on Thursday evening.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Mar. 2026
Marigolds are another flower that can deter cabbage worms thanks to the strong-scented foliage.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
Roses, lavender, and rosemary scented the soap.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Rich, creamy, and scented with cinnamon and vanilla, there’s something truly cozy and nostalgic about creamy rice pudding.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scented
Adjective
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Previously, the model shared that no matter how many fragrant elixirs come and go from her collection, this floral-forward fragrance always finds a way back into her rotation.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
14 Mar. 2026
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Its fragrant yellow blooms, whose production increases as the weather warms, look like a cross between those of a penstemon and a snapdragon, which are familial kin.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The air is perfumed with orange essence.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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The shelves are packed with colorful Floridian fares, the air is perfumed with fresh fruit and baked goods, and a line of customers snakes through the center of the store.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The floors smelled of bleach, but a ripe smell of men’s bodies filled the air.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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Officers smelled alcohol on Richardson.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Now Conan O’Brien, who spent almost 30 years behind late-night desks, is saying plainly what many viewers have sensed.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2026
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James Walker Tufts, the Boston soda entrepreneur and philanthropist, surely sensed it while traveling through the area at the end of the 19th century, prompting him to buy 5,800 acres in the Sandhills that had been left barren by lumber harvesting.—
Caleb Silver,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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Most rooms also come with deep soaking tubs made from hinoki cypress—a beautifully aromatic wood with healing properties—providing another staple of Japanese bathing culture.—
Kelsey Eisen,
Robb Report,
19 Mar. 2026
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Shoppers will find loose natural teas, coffee, syrup and honey, as well as healing and aromatic oils, soaps, candles, and gifts.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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At the time, fellow Arab leaders sniffed, but today, with the enormous cost of regional chaos weighing directly on the Gulf, the king’s words are prescient.—
Hadley Gamble,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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While police have not determined how long the girls had been buried at that location, the man whose dog sniffed them out told a local television station that the mound of dirt under which one of the bodies was found had been there at least a week.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
5 Mar. 2026
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According to one commerce company, approximately 45 percent of consumers have chosen not to make a purchase because a retailer’s return policy felt too restrictive, too costly or too unclear.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Mar. 2026
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Mixing never felt like a chore because the beaters glided so easily around the bowl.—
Mark Marino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Many people inhaled a substantial amount of smoke.—
Dave Boucher,
Freep.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Bebop moving in waves through the smoky air, causing a warm feeling to come over him, to move inside him like smoke inhaled.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Scented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scented. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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