STUNK Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

stunk

verb

Definition of stunk

past participle of stink

as in smelled

to give off an extremely unpleasant smell the dog stinks because she tangled with a skunk again

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as in sucked

to be objectionable or unsatisfactory their team really stinks this year

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ruled
rocked

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Recent Examples of stunk Nikola Jokic stunk in Game 3 on Thursday in Minneapolis. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026 And after a decade without postseason play in town, few fans have been brave enough to suggest the team should have intentionally stunk again instead. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Younger players either watched or didn’t improve as the Raiders stunk on ice. — Vic Tafur, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026 Dolphins have stunk lately in weather like this. — Greg Cote january 1, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026

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Verb

The food smelled sour and the water tasted off, several said.

— Hanna Park, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
Aryna Sabalenka stopped a match because, apparently, the stadium smelled more like weed than your neighbor’s van with the Dio album cover airbrushed on the side.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of smelled

Verb

Will any contestants get sucked into a chocolate pipe, Augustus Gloop-style?

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
As for keeping the focus on the main thing this week, the Ole Miss coach summed it up in the most logical way for his players that could be sucked into the off-field distractions this week.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of sucked

Verb

The main barn had collapsed, the lodge reeked of pack rats, garter snakes had claimed another building, and one of the cabins was leaning downhill.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026
The Mystic of my childhood, though, had a modicum of edge — kids with anarchy symbols on their jackets skateboarded outside a coffee shop that reeked of weed, and locals got rowdy at a dysfunctional watering hole called the Draw Bridge Inne.

— Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026

Definition of reeked

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