Synonyms of stench

stench

noun

ˈstench 

as in stink

a strong unpleasant smell

we finally discovered the dead rat that was causing the stench in the basement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stink
• reek
• funk
• scent
• foulness
• rankness
• vileness
• filth
• mustiness
• badness
• rancidity
• odor
• staleness
• effluvia
• emission
• dirtiness
• effluvium
• filthiness
• nastiness
• sniff
• dirt
• acridness
• fustiness
• odorousness
• malodorousness
• redolence
• fetidness
• odoriferousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• perfume
• fragrance
• aroma
• sweetness
• spiciness
• bouquet
• lusciousness
• savoriness
• floweriness
• ambrosia

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of stench

Sea lions — and their stench — rule La Jolla’s coastline A battle is underway in La Jolla, after sea lions conquered the town’s beaches, claiming them as their own breeding grounds. —Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024

Now the nightmare of Gaza—the stench of corpses, the widespread destruction, the incessant buzzing of military drones—is spreading to Lebanon. —Mustafa Barghouti, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024

The only logical solution is to get your dog into the bathtub as fast as possible to rid your house, your dog and your nostrils of the stench. —Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024

The rule of law The Takei family spent the first night after their arrest squeezed into a horse stall at a local racetrack, with flies buzzing overhead, overwhelmed by the stench of horse manure. —Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024