odorous synonyms

odorous

modif.

  1. Having an offensive odor

    smelly, stinking, fetid, musty, putrid, foul, redolent, odoriferous, odoriferant, emitting an odor, strong, malodorous, mephitic, tumaceous, stench-laden, nauseous, cloying, cloacal, unsavory, effluvious, moldy, stale, dank, miasmic, stinky*, skunky*, pewy*; see also offensive 2, rotten 1.

  2. Having a pleasant odor

    sweet, spicy, pungent, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling, savory, fragrant, aromatic, perfumed, scented, scent-laden, redolent, odoriferous, odoriferant, olent, spice-laden, honeyed, perfumy, perfumatory, balmy, savorous, flower-scented, nectar-scented, rose-scented.

    Antonyms odorless*, stinking*, smelly.

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