Synonyms for scent
sɛntscent

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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

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1. List of paraphrases for "scent":

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

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How to use scent in a sentence?

1. Sandrine Koffi:

   But the bond stayed strong, she remembered my scent.

2. Dejan Stojanovic:

   Every scent is the sun’s scent.

3. Sergeant Bryon Kelly:

   It did pick up the scent, but it also lost it, so we don’t know if that person got into a car or somehow got into an area where the dog was not able to track him.

4. Dejan Stojanovic:

   Our eternity is not real; it resembles us; it is our own invention; its scent is vanity.

5. Carol Edwards:

   The one thing we do know for sure is when you’re collecting a sample off of a human being, you want to go where the most scent is produced. That is the head, the pits, the groin and the feet. Given those options, I went with feet, we collected some socks from people willing to donate socks, and we taught the dogs, by smelling the socks, which ones were the Covid socks and they picked it up very quickly.