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 Antonyms(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. scent

   Synonyms:
   odor, perfume, smell

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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

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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 Synonymes(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. scentnoun

   Synonyms:
   odor, smell, perfume, flair, smell

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

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. Victor Hugo:

   Separated lovers cheat absence by a thousand fancies which have their own reality. They are prevented from seeing one another and they cannot write; nevertheless they find countless mysterious ways of corresponding, by sending each other the song of birds, the scent of flowers, the laughter of children, the light of the sun, the sighing of the wind, and the gleam of the stars --all the beauties of creation.

2. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   After a long time of hot and dry weather, the first rain of the season creates an exquisite fragrance in the air - an earthy scent that permeates around us, refreshing our minds and uplifting our spirits. I love that amazingly wonderful sweet scent. Did you know that this elegant fragrance has an interesting name too? It's called "Petrichor"; a word derived from Greek language, i.e. "Petra" meaning ‘stone’, while "Ichor" is the fluid that flows in the veins of the Gods - per Greek mythology. Petrichor is surely a divine perfume that must be a gift from Supreme Power. If my life were a fragrance, I would like her to smell like Petrichor.

3. Joe Sliwkowski:

   You want (that) to be the top layer, it's the scent you want on top.

4. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   The most favorite perfume, for gentlemen and ladies alike, has been the "New Car Perfume" by far. Interestingly this new-car-like-smell is nothing but the floating volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in your new car, which aren't good at all for either the humans or the environment. I often think that the best fragrance must be Petrichor, the exquisite earthy smell that often permeates in the air, right after the first intimate union of fresh and purest rain drops with hot and awaiting thirsty ground. No fragrance can ever match the attractive and seductive scent of Petrichor, in my view.

5. Rooma Mehra:

   Nature’s serenity is there for us to see, hear and feel in the majesty of the mountains, the vastness of the sea, the whisper of the whistling wind, the incredible scent-of-a-quenched-happy-earth after rain.. it makes my heart glow with a happiness unparalleled by any other joy… sends my tired senses into a meditative trance.. the earth is a kaleidoscope of dreamscapes.