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

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. Pat Stayton:

   Both of the dogs reacted to the trunk of the silver Nissan that the defendant had driven and that the blue laundry basket was recovered from, indicating that the dogs were responding to the scent of human decomposition in the vehicle.

2. Dejan Stojanovic:

   Every scent is the sun’s scent.

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. Colin Grant:

   You could be following a jet ski...they could add scent. They could add mist.

5. Stuart Garner Jr.:

   I don’t know, i found that her scent was present.