as in stinking
having an unpleasant smell
the soft, stenchy cheese is considered by turophiles to be quite delectable
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stenchy
Adjective
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America’s political landscape has become a stinking mess.—
Mary Ellen Klas,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2026 -
America’s political landscape has become a stinking mess.—
Mary Ellen Klas,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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Aranda slapped an outside changeup on a line down the leftfield line, and the ball struck the screen on the fair side of foul pole for a three-run homer.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2026
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Almiron and Mulder exchanged words following a foul near midfield.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 June 2026
Adjective
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Opponents say the law can be ripe for abuse.—
Anna Schecter,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Any ripe produce should be eaten or refrigerated as soon as possible to prevent fruit flies.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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Add a new dryer sheet to smelly shoes and boots to help freshen them.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
9 June 2026
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There's a smelly situation on the beach in Provincetown, Massachusetts after thousands of squid washed up on shore.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Skunks can cause anxiety in homeowners by harming lawns and possibly threatening Rover with their malodorous defenses.—
Felicia Feaster,
Martha Stewart,
20 June 2026
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Be advised that only a small fraction of arums are malodorous.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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The bleak tortures Ohm concocts for his characters are as vile as the Bilberry’s fetid jacuzzi.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The evolutionary advantage of fetid roses was that their odor deterred animal herds that grazed in their habitat.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Get a room, this is disgusting!—
Daniela Avila,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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And, to me, there’s nothing more disgusting than an airplane bathroom.—
Carita Rizzo,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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The beaches of South Florida are currently clogged with bristly, stinky and downright annoying piles of seaweed known as sargassum.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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Freshen Shoes The next time your stinky sneakers and overworked sock shoes need freshening, fight those unpleasant odors with paper towels.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
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“Stenchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stenchy. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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