Thesaurus

stinking

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of stinking

having an unpleasant smell

came home from their trip to find stinking garbage that had been left in the kitchen

Synonyms of stinking

fetid, foul, funky, fusty, malodorous, musty, noisome, rank, reeking, reeky, ripe, smelly, stinky, strong

Words Related to stinking

putrid, rancid, skunky, stale

bad, disgusting, offensive, repulsive, revolting, vile

decayed, decaying, decomposed, decomposing, rotted, rotten, rotting, spoiled, spoiling

dirty, filthy, nasty, noxious

odiferous, odoriferous, odorous

Near Antonyms of stinking

flowery, fruity, spicy, woodsy

Antonyms of stinking

ambrosial, aromatic, fragrant, perfumed, redolent, savory (also savoury), scented, sweet

Synonym Discussion of stinking

malodorous, stinking, fetid, noisome, putrid, rank, fusty, musty mean bad-smelling. malodorous may range from the unpleasant to the strongly offensive.

- malodorous fertilizers

stinking and fetid suggest the foul or disgusting.

- prisoners were held in stinking cells
- the fetid odor of skunk cabbage

noisome adds a suggestion of being harmful or unwholesome as well as offensive.

- a stagnant, noisome sewer

putrid implies particularly the sickening odor of decaying organic matter.

- the putrid smell of rotting fish

rank suggests a strong unpleasant smell.

- rank cigar smoke

fusty and musty suggest lack of fresh air and sunlight, fusty also implying prolonged uncleanliness, musty stressing the effects of dampness, mildew, or age.