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Synonyms for stench

Most common

reek mephitis fetor US malodor US stink

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Reek

smell, reek, odor US, odour UK, fetor US, foetor UK, mephitis, malodor US, malodour UK

2. Stink — a strong foul smell; a stink

stink, pong slang UK IE

Other

funk

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    a strong foul smell; a stink.

  2. n. 2

    A foul quality.

    the stench of political corruption

Related words

Word family
stenchcore stenchy
Phrases
stench trap stench bomb
Is a kind of
smell

Forms

Plural
stenches → smells, reeks, odors, fetors…

Example sentences

  • reek Tom, since you reek of alcohol, go over there!
  • stink Guests are like fish - after three days they stink.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
stenchrising
reekrising
mephitisfalling
fetorsteady
malodorrising
stinkrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
funk1, odor2, pong1, reek1
5 letters
smell1, stink1, odour2, fetor
6 letters
foetor
7 letters
malodor
8 letters
mephitis, malodour

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (odor2 = 2 syllables).