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Synonyms for whiff

28 synonyms
1 antonym
2 meanings

noun
adjective

Most common

hint sniff puff megrim

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Waif — A flag used as a signal

2. Sniff

sniff, hint, breath, touch, trace, dash, lick, blast, trifle, flyspeck, scent, tinge, modicum, pinch, smattering, scintilla, speck, sprinkling, spark, dab, jot

Other

puff, tiff informal, megrim

Adjective

stinking, whiffy informal

Antonyms

All antonyms of whiff →

Definitions

n. 1
A flag used as a signal.
n. 2
A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
adj. 1
Having a strong or unpleasant odour.

Related words

Word family: whiffle whiffy

Forms

Plural: whiffs → waifs, whefts, sniffs, hints…

Example sentences

hint Tom gets angry at the slightest hint of criticism.
sniff One sniff of that stuff was enough to make me sick.
puff A puff of wind came and blew Curdken's hat far away.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
whiff		rising
hint		rising
sniff		rising
puff		rising
megrim		steady

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

By length

3 letters: dab¹, jot¹
4 letters: hint¹, dash¹, lick¹, puff¹, tiff¹, waif¹
5 letters: touch¹, blast¹, trace¹, spark¹, scent¹, pinch¹, sniff¹, speck¹, tinge¹, wheft
6 letters: breath¹, trifle², whiffy, megrim
7 letters: modicum³
8 letters: stinking², flyspeck
9 letters: scintilla³
10 letters: sprinkling², smattering³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (trifle² = 2 syllables).