What are some opposite words for smelly?
Antonyms for smelly
ˈsmɛl ismel·ly
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term smelly.
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smellyadjective
Antonyms:
fragrant, aromatic, clean, sweet-smelling, above boardSynonyms:
doubtful, foul-smelling, suspect, dodgy, whiffy, suspicious, malodorous, dubious, stinky, fetid, ranksmellyadjective
Having a bad smell.
She was hesitant to remove her shoes, as her socks were rather smelly.
Antonyms:
fragrant, clean, above board, aromatic, sweet-smellingSynonyms:
doubtful, suspect, whiffy, malodorous, stinky, rank, dodgy, suspicious, foul-smelling, dubious, fetidsmellyadjective
having a quality that arouses suspicion.
The detective read the documents and thought, Something sure is smelly about this case.
Antonyms:
fragrant, clean, above board, aromatic, sweet-smellingSynonyms:
stinky, foul-smelling, dodgy, malodorous, rank, doubtful, dubious, fetid, suspect, whiffy, suspicioussmellyadjective
Of inferior quality.
That smelly code needs to be refactored.
Synonyms:
dubious, fetid, foul-smelling, suspect, doubtful, rank, whiffy, malodorous, stinky, dodgy, suspiciousAntonyms:
fragrant, clean, sweet-smelling, aromatic, above board
Princeton's WordNet
fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, stinking, ill-scentedadjective
offensively malodorous
"a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky"
Antonyms:
fragrantSynonyms:
filthy, noisome, fetid, nauseous, revolting, nauseating, marked-up, foul, lousy, repellent, sickening, dirty, distasteful, offensive, cruddy, ill-scented, foetid, vile, low-down, disgustful, crappy, stinking, disgusting, afoul(ip), cheating(a), rotten, foul-smelling, loathsome, icky, wicked, yucky, unsportsmanlike, skanky, nasty, unsporting, funky, smutty, stinky, repelling, loathly, shitty, fouled, queasy, repellant
How to use smelly in a sentence?
We've gotten many, many calls from people who wanted it done in their alley or on their buildings, some people are saying it's just a gimmick, but other people hope it will combat some of the smelly areas of San Francisco that have been saturated with urine.
Corruption runs too deeply, parliament has a duty to monitor the work of the government and when it's smelly and rotten like this, Cambodia faces hardship.
It's nice that this room is actually closed off because this is where the smelly part happens.
People see me and they go, 'Help! A big, stupid, stinky, smelly, ugly ogre! I'm so scared!' And they judge me before they even know me.
I have brought Rexona (deodorant) because, according to my wife, I have smelly body odour, but I am really optimistic I can pass all the tests today.
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