Synonyms for mephitic
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
malodorous, foul, poisonous, noxious, fetid, noisome formal, miasmic, pestiferous
Definitions
- adj. 1
Foul-smelling or noxious, particularly of a gas or atmosphere.
Related words
- Phrases
- mephitic toad mephitic acid
- Other spellings
- mephitical
Example sentences
- poisonous It was once believed that tomatoes were poisonous.
- noxious The old warehouse is no longer storing any noxious chemicals.
- fetid The fetid smell came from the dead rat in the corner.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| mephitic | steady | |
| poisonous | steady | |
| noxious | steady | |
| fetid | rising | |
| malodorous | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- foul1
- 5 letters
- fetid2
- 7 letters
- noxious2, noisome, miasmic
- 9 letters
- poisonous3
- 10 letters
- malodorous
- 11 letters
- pestiferous
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fetid2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- méphitique
- Italiano
- mefitico