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

But some people living in McKinley Park think about it every time a certain stench fills the air. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

Of the powerful smell a decomposing body produces, Ho noted the stench was noticeable down the hall from the autopsy room. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026

However, the tenant told police, no noises could be heard that morning and there was also a foul stench coming from her unit. — Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

Morgues were at capacity, so corpses had been laid in a parking lot, then moved to a seaport, where the stench of death hung heavy. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026