STENCHY Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

stenchy

adjective

Definition of stenchy

as in stinking

having an unpleasant smell the soft, stenchy cheese is considered by turophiles to be quite delectable

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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

Talwani said the case was now ripe for a decision because the USPS had proposed a rule, and the election was closer.

— Nate Raymond, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
With such a glut of quirky comedy coming out of New Zealand, let’s hope this continues for as long as true crime remains ripe for parody.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of ripe

Adjective

Through the trading company Suzuki Shoten, the smelly oil was originally exported to Europe, where it was turned into a solid, odorless fat through a process called hydrogenation.

— Pei-Hsu Lin, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026
Double-bag the trash when throwing out wet containers or smelly waste, or bags that are especially heavy.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of smelly

Adjective

The Lineage warehouse fire, which erupted a mile away nearly two months ago, still blankets the church every morning with the fetid stench of millions of pounds of rotting food that have yet to be trucked away.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
Those releases were queasy, dank, almost fetid, as though Ableton could manipulate flesh as well as frequencies.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of fetid

Adjective

In a series distinguished by copious disgusting battle scenes, Ormund co-stars in one of its very grossest—a gross-on-gross-on-gross flambé—and almost gets in one last barf.

— Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
His central characters can be nasty, disgusting, violent, hysterically cruel, and passionately consumed.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of disgusting

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

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