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Synonyms for stinker

Most common

bitch devil bastard puke lemon scorcher giant petrel clunker

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. A person who stinks — A contemptible person or thing

bitch, bastard, so-and-so, bum, low-life, puke, devil, rat, scoundrel, creep, crumb, break-bones, git, stinkpot, skunk slang dated US, scumbag vulgar, rotter slang UK AU, stinkard dated rare

2. Hatchet job — something difficult (e.g. a given puzzle) or unpleasant (e.g. negative review, nasty letter)

nasty gram, hatchet job

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A contemptible person or thing.

  2. n. 2

    Something difficult (e.g. a given puzzle) or unpleasant (e.g. negative review, nasty letter).

    Today's crossword is a stinker.

Related words

Word family
stink

Forms

Plural
stinkers → bitches, bastards, so-and-sos, bums…

Example sentences

  • bitch Ziri is the luckiest son of a bitch I've ever seen.
  • devil Don't shoot the devil in the back. You might miss.
  • bastard I'll give that bastard a taste of his own medicine.
  • puke If you're going to puke, do it in the tote bag.
  • lemon Mix two parts of rum with one part of lemon juice.
  • scorcher Don't go out now, it's a real scorcher today.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
stinkerrising
bitchrising
devilrising
bastardrising
pukerising
lemonrising

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

By length

3 letters
rat1, bum1, git1
4 letters
puke1
5 letters
bitch1, devil2, lemon2, creep1, skunk1, crumb1
6 letters
rotter2, fulmar
7 letters
bastard2, scumbag2, sizzler2, clunker2, klunker
8 letters
scorcher2, stinkpot, stinkard
9 letters
scoundrel2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (devil2 = 2 syllables).