as in stink
a strong unpleasant smell
we finally discovered the dead rat that was causing the stench in the basement
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of stench
Swarms of flies and stray cats gathered around the trash whose stench wafted on the breeze from the nearby sea.
—
ABC News, 4 June 2026
What To Add To Your Routine Start with these classic items, and your home will be feeling cleaner than ever without all those chemical stenches.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 June 2026
Guthrie, Jenna Bush Hager, Craig Melvin, and Sheinelle Jones cheered him on, while Al Roker jokingly waved away any stench coming from his shoe.
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
So united and powerful were these Indigenous people that some of their enemies started to get desperate, that whiff of anxiety taking on a sickening stench.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for stench
ABC News, 4 June 2026
What To Add To Your Routine Start with these classic items, and your home will be feeling cleaner than ever without all those chemical stenches.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 June 2026
Guthrie, Jenna Bush Hager, Craig Melvin, and Sheinelle Jones cheered him on, while Al Roker jokingly waved away any stench coming from his shoe.
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
So united and powerful were these Indigenous people that some of their enemies started to get desperate, that whiff of anxiety taking on a sickening stench.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for stench
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stench
Noun
-
No date for an OpenAI IPO has been set, but today’s suit may have put a stink on it, for now.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
1 June 2026
-
Christopher Nolan, now king of the multiplex, hasn’t taken a film to a festival since Insomnia in 2002, while, after Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull emerged from the 2008 Cannes with a mild stink from mixed reviews, Steven Spielberg probably didn’t want to.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
27 May 2026
Noun
-
Immigrants held at Alligator Alcatraz have reported scarcity of food, cages that reek of urine and use of force.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
-
Dogs reek of burning plastic The ordinance generally references the burning of household waste and garbage.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Stench.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stench. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
