Synonyms of stench

stench

noun

ˈstench 

as in stink

a strong unpleasant smell

we finally discovered the dead rat that was causing the stench in the basement

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stench

Players have had to battle through the stench of bubonic chronic in the vicinity of some courts. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

The overwhelming stench of death is crushing hopes that more survivors will be found in Bidur, a town in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, devastated by last week’s catastrophic floods. — Surendra Phuyal, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026

Cleanup efforts, meanwhile, were continuing at the Lineage Logistics food-storage warehouse following the massive June 17 fire, with the stench of rotting food and pest problems disrupting the surrounding neighborhood, according to reports. — City News Service, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026

Imagine the ripe smell of swamp-wet dogs, the acrid stench of overheated, enraged bear, the slippery warm blood of pack members already lost; the simply insufferable noise and confusion in that dank little hole. — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026