Synonyms for smell
smɛlsmell

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1. smellnoun

   To sense a smell or smells.

   I love the smell of fresh bread.

   Synonyms:
   detect, sense

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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

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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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1. Jason Fischer:

   We can take those smells and apply labels to them and get them to smell similar or different based on what we call them.

2. Martin Passingham:

   You walk into the workshop now and the smells are very, very strong, the removal of the ice has let all of that smell come out of the floor and timbers.

3. David Koechner:

   Oh God, You can smell it from here. how much have you had to drink tonight ?

4. Anderson Police Detective Scott Sanderson:

   Do you smell the smell in the house? It smells like someone is dead.

5. David Weber:

   There are many reasons for getting vaccinated -- keeping you from dying, keeping you from being hospitalized, protecting loved ones, as well as not ending up with permanent symptoms, potentially like loss of sense of smell and taste and confusion that may last for a prolonged period of time, there are many reasons still to get vaccinated. Even if under certain circumstances, it's recommended you wear your mask.