Synonyms for smell
smɛlsmell

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. smellnoun

   To sense a smell or smells.

   I love the smell of fresh bread.

   Synonyms:
   detect, sense

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. smell, odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perceptionnoun

   the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

   "she loved the smell of roses"

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

2. olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour, scentnoun

   any property detected by the olfactory system

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

3. spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smellnoun

   the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

   "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"

   Synonyms:
   looking at, pure tone, touch, tactile property, life, timber, look, olfactory perception, timbre, sprightliness, step, tone of voice, olfactory property, aspect, disembodied spirit, savor, feel, quality, tactile sensation, whole tone, impression, touch sensation, scent, aroma, savour, opinion, belief, olfactory sensation, sense of smell, facial expression, odour, shade, spirit, emotional state, tonicity, tone, sapidity, whole step, olfaction, flavour, heart, smack, tang, olfactory modality, odor, tonus, tincture, intent, feeling, tactual sensation, expression, notion, intuitive feeling, purport, relish, looking, flavor, face, musical note, liveliness, smelling, tint, note

4. smell, sense of smell, olfaction, olfactory modalitynoun

   the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents

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

5. smell, smellingverb

   the act of perceiving the odor of something

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

6. smellverb

   inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense

   Synonyms:
   smack, sense, smell out, reek

7. smellverb

   emit an odor

   "The soup smells good"

   Synonyms:
   smack, sense, smell out, reek

8. smellverb

   smell bad

   "He rarely washes, and he smells"

   Synonyms:
   smack, sense, smell out, reek

9. smack, reek, smellverb

   have an element suggestive (of something)

   "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism"

   Synonyms:
   smack, smell out, sense, thwack, stink, fume, taste, peck, reek

10. smell, smell out, senseverb

    become aware of not through the senses but instinctively

    "I sense his hostility"; "i smell trouble"; "smell out corruption"

    Synonyms:
    scent out, smack, smell out, sense, nose out, sniff out, reek, feel

Matched Categories

1. • Atmosphere
   • Cause To Be Perceived
   • Perceive
   • Smell
   • Suggest

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wuffle

   to sniff gently

   the large bear wuffled the sweet berrys

   Submitted by anonymous on February 17, 2021  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. smellverb

   Synonyms:
   scent, get scent of

2. smellverb

   Synonyms:
   have an odor, have a scent

3. smellnoun

   Synonyms:
   scent, odor, perfume, fragrance, aroma

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. smellnoun

   Synonyms:
   olfaction, odor, savor, scent, (sweet smell) fragrance, aroma, perfume, redolence, (offensive smell) stink, fetor, stench

   Antonyms:
   inodorousness, scentlessness, anosmia

   Associated words:
   olfactory, reek, fume, perfume, inodorous, malodorous, odoriferous, odorous, osphresiology, osphretic, odorless, deodorize, deodorization, emanation, effluvium, sniff, whiff, disinfect, disinfection, unsavory, savory

2. smellverb

   Synonyms:
   scent, savor, stink

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1. List of paraphrases for "smell":

   odour, scent, odor, stink, feel, stench, perfume, whiff, aroma, meaning, sense, olfactory, fragrance, sniff, feeling, flavor, campsite, late

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How to use smell in a sentence?

1. Emma Pomeroy:

   What is key here is the intentionality behind the burial. You might bury a body for purely practical reasons, in order to avoid attracting dangerous scavengers and/or to reduce the smell. But when this goes beyond practical elements it is important because that indicates more complex, symbolic and abstract thinking, compassion and care for the dead, and perhaps feelings of mourning and loss.

2. Amiee Ward:

   After a while, it started to smell and look weird, she told SWNS. I just knew it looked wrong and wasnt supposed to be looking like that.

3. Barry Gibb:

   Of course [I miss them], we spent over 40 years around one microphone; how do you ever get past that? You dont. But if I get the opportunity to be on stage, as far as I can tell, theyre right there with me. I can still smell the cologne that Maurice used. When youre around one microphone, there are things you just never forget.

4. Sonja Peterson-Lewis:

   How they affect us can depend not only upon the chemical properties associated with the trees oils, but also upon the memories, if any, we associate with the smell.

5. unknown:

   The best smell in the world is that man that you love.