STENCHFUL Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

stenchful

adjective

Definition of stenchful

as in putrid

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Adjective

But with temperatures spiking, the crisis over smoke from the fire has given way to a second crisis over putrid smells, insects, rodents and growing concerns over sanitation.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Sitting at a perfectly putrid 37-52, the Giants played what might have been their best game of the year, boat-racing the Blue Jays 10-1.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

Definition of putrid

Adjective

Knowing divorce is hard on kids is like knowing that water is wet, cigars are stinky, and that Selena Gomez is incapable of acting.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Cushioned insoles create the feeling of bouncing forward with every step, not to mention the mesh outers will eliminate the threat of sweaty, stinky feet.

— Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026

Definition of stinky

Adjective

America’s political landscape has become a stinking mess.

— Mary Ellen Klas, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026
Not the good, high-altitude ozone that shields us from dangerous UV light, but bad ozone, hovering right above ground level — stinking, brownish, grayish photochemical smog.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026

Definition of stinking

Adjective

While baking soda is famously good at deodorizing smelly things, adding salt to compost piles can interrupt the composting process.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026
The smelly smoke from the fires spreading across 2,528 square miles in the Province of Ontario snuck into Lake County overnight last Wednesday into Thursday.

— Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

Definition of smelly

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Having gone in the tank for Griffin, North Carolina’s highest courts are a noisome example of why partisanship ought to have no place in judicial selection.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2025
Performers like Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity, who long ago bartered their integrity and believability for money and ratings, can peddle their noisome pro-Trump propaganda on Fox News.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2022

Definition of noisome

Adjective

That, Tracy said, is the biggest difference between the rampaging Red Sox of July and the rancid Red Sox of the early season.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 20 July 2026
With such a shaky sense of purpose, is John Sugar prepared to wade through to the other side of these rancid waters?

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 17 July 2026

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