Synonyms of smells

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verb

present tense third-person singular of smell

1

as in sniffs

to become aware of by means of the sense organs in the nose

we smelled the aroma of freshly baked cookies as soon as we walked in the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sniffs
• inhales
• scents
• whiffs
• noses
• snuffs
• breathes
• drinks (in)
• savours
• snorts
• respires
• savors
• snuffles

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as in senses

to have a vague awareness of

I smell something fishy about this situation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• senses
• feels
• sees
• notices
• tastes
• perceives
• hears
• scents
• sights
• expects
• looks (at)
• realizes
• eyes
• notes
• anticipates
• witnesses
• discovers
• remarks
• learns
• beholds
• discerns
• views
• suspects
• distinguishes
• observes
• foresees
• finds out
• spies
• regards
• espies
• supposes
• descries
• presumes
• guesses
• assumes
• ascertains
• speculates
• catches on (to)
• divines
• surmises
• foreknows
• conjectures

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as in sucks

to be objectionable or unsatisfactory

that movie smells—I wouldn't waste my money on it if I were you

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sucks
• bites
• stinks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rocks
• rules

smells

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noun

plural of smell

1

as in scents

the quality of a thing that makes it perceptible to the sense organs in the nose

the smell of vanilla is supposed to be very soothing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scents
• aromas
• stenches
• sniffs
• odors
• fragrances
• perfumes
• whiffs
• savors
• savours
• stinks
• spices
• redolences
• fragrancies
• reeks
• malodors
• ottos
• attars
• musks
• bouquets
• tangs
• incenses
• funks
• aromaticities
• fetors
• rancidities
• ambrosias

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as in splashes

a very small amount

the pie has barely a smell of ginger, but lots of cinnamon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splashes
• hints
• touches
• glimmers
• sprinklings
• little
• specks
• licks
• bits
• traces
• sparks
• particles
• shadows
• dabs
• shades
• smacks
• bites
• handfuls
• spatters
• rays
• ounces
• crumbs
• flecks
• suspicions
• peanuts
• tastes
• drams
• streaks
• shreds
• nips
• mites
• spots
• strains
• drops
• smidgeons
• slivers
• soupçons
• pinches
• scruples
• driblets
• smidges
• smidgins
• molecules
• smidgens
• skoshes
• dashes
• snaps
• scintillas
• parts
• minimums
• drops in the bucket
• grains
• aces
• vestiges
• atoms
• syllables
• patches
• doses
• granules
• fragments
• scraps
• nibbles
• portions
• motes
• dots
• semblances
• jots
• minims
• sections
• morsels
• minima
• hoots
• flyspecks
• shivers
• nubbins
• whits
• chips
• modicums
• flakes
• smatterings
• splinters
• iotas
• clippings
• scatterings
• handsful
• shards
• shavings
• tittles
• smatters
• parings
• tatters
• smithereens
• shots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loads
• piles
• quantities
• mountains
• lots
• masses
• barrels
• stacks
• heaps
• deals
• bushels
• bundles
• messes
• buckets
• gobs
• boatloads
• abundances
• fistfuls
• wads
• reams
• rafts
• scads
• oodles
• pecks
• volumes
• much
• wealths
• lashings
• profusions
• excesses
• potfuls
• surpluses
• overflows
• plenties
• passels
• lashins
• embarrassments
• superfluities
• slabs
• chunks
• bonanzas
• lumps
• overmuch
• hunks
• overages
• surfeits
• oversupplies
• superabundances
• overabundances
• overkills

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as in auras

a special quality or impression associated with something

a law firm with a mahogany-lined boardroom that has the discernible smell of money and power

Synonyms & Similar Words

• auras
• aromas
• atmospheres
• feels
• feelings
• airs
• odors
• senses
• flavors
• moods
• vibrations
• climates
• haloes
• ambiances
• karmas
• ambiences
• tempers
• nimbuses
• halos
• notes
• patinae
• patinas
• characteristics
• romances
• nimbi
• spirits
• sensations
• pictures
• aureoles
• images
• attributes
• notions
• aureolae
• traits
• properties
• colors
• mystiques
• illusions
• tones
• peculiarities
• overtones
• suggestions
• genius locis
• semblances
• characters
• marks