Synonyms for scent
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1. scentnoun

   Synonyms:
   aroma, fragrance, perfume, smell, odor

2. scentnoun

   to detect the scent of

   The hounds scented the fox in the woods.

   Synonyms:
   fragrance, smell, odor, perfume, aroma

3. scentnoun

   An odour left by an animal that may be used for tracing.

   Scent the air with burning sage before you begin your meditation.

   Synonyms:
   smell, fragrance, aroma, perfume, odor

4. scentnoun

   The sense of smell.

   I believe the bloodhound has the best scent of all dogs.

   Synonyms:
   aroma, perfume, smell, odor, fragrance

5. scentnoun

   A perfume.

   Synonyms:
   aroma, perfume, smell, odor, fragrance

6. scentnoun

   Any trail or trace that can be followed to find something or someone.

   Synonyms:
   fragrance, smell, perfume, aroma, odor

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. scent

   Synonyms:
   odor, perfume, smell

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. aroma, fragrance, perfume, scentnoun

   a distinctive odor that is pleasant

   Synonyms:
   fragrance, sweetness, olfactory property, essence, bouquet, redolence, odor, aroma, odour, fragrancy, smell, perfume

2. scentnoun

   an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced

   Synonyms:
   fragrance, aroma, odor, odour, smell, olfactory property, perfume

3. olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour, scentverb

   any property detected by the olfactory system

   Synonyms:
   smell, olfactory property, flavour, olfaction, feel, feeling, flavor, look, odor, spirit, sense of smell, fragrance, olfactory sensation, aroma, odour, perfume, smelling, tone, olfactory modality, olfactory perception

4. odorize, odourise, scentverb

   cause to smell or be smelly

   Synonyms:
   perfume, odourise, wind, nose, odorize

5. scent, nose, windverb

   catch the scent of; get wind of

   "The dog nosed out the drugs"

   Synonyms:
   wrap, lift, horn in, wind up, meander, hoist, odorize, pry, wind, twist, nuzzle, odourise, wreathe, nose, roll, wander, intrude, curve, perfume, thread, weave, twine, poke

6. perfume, scentverb

   apply perfume to

   "She perfumes herself every day"

   Synonyms:
   aromatise, odourise, nose, aromatize, wind, odorize, perfume

Matched Categories

1. • Cause To Be Perceived
   • Groom
   • Smell

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:2.7 / 11 votes

1. petrichor

   the smell of dusty stone after rain; petrichor.

   "ah, the smell of dust after rain, one of life's greatest pleasures."

   Submitted by rinat on June 7, 2017  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. scentnoun

   Synonyms:
   odor, smell, perfume, fragrance, redolence, balminess

2. scentverb

   Synonyms:
   smell, get scent of

3. scentverb

   Synonyms:
   perfume, fill with odor, give odor to

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1. scentnoun

   Synonyms:
   odor, smell, perfume, flair, smell

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "scent":

   smell, perfume, odour, fragrance, odor, aroma, flavor, flavouring, flavour, smells, stench, olfactory, stink, runway

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1. Camden County Sheriff Kevin Jones:

   Bears are very protective of their cubs. If she had tracked those cubs by their scent to his residence, and he was out there, it could have ended up differently.

2. Rachel Zoe:

   Candles are essential for me and the iconic fig tree scent by Diptyque is my go-to, i’ve also collected colorful throw blankets throughout the years from designers like Missoni, that I have all over my house to add pops of color and coziness in every room.

3. Cecilia Bembibre:

   Since the space has been undergoing important conservation work in the last few years, and the collection was removed, it is reasonable to assume the scent has gone, now the preservation kit we created…(is) now the only existing archive of a lost heritage smell.

4. David Edwards:

   I had started a company called Pulmatrix. We would do nebulization for drug delivery, and I thought, What would it take to make that a satisfying taste experience? the Whif was very important for me in that it seemed the most poetic and the least practical approach, and yet it fascinated people and fascinated me, and my work now in scent delivery was highly influenced by that.

5. Ancient Egyptian:

   Not every beautiful flower has a beautiful flagrant scent.