odorous

The word “odorous” has 3 syllables: o-do-rous

It's pronounced as /ˈoʊ.dər.əs/


What is synonym and antonym for odorous?

In the thesaurus, “odorous” has 57 synonyms and 23 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for odorous along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for odorous

Antonyms for odorous

Meanings of odorous

  • adjective
    1. Having a distinctive odor.

Example Sentences

  • The odorous scent of the flowers filled the garden, attracting bees and butterflies.
  • After the rain, the air was filled with the odorous aroma of wet earth and fresh grass.
  • The chef used an odorous spice blend to enhance the flavor of the dish, making it irresistible.
  • Some people find the odorous smell of durian to be delightful, while others cannot stand it.
  • The factory had to improve its ventilation system to reduce the odorous emissions that affected nearby residents.

On this page you'll find 80 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to odorous, such as: ambrosial, aromatic, balmy, clean, dank, effluvious, fetid.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

odiferous

odored

odoriferous

  • acid
  • acrid
  • ambrosial
  • appetizing
  • aromal
  • aromatic
  • balmy
  • bitter
  • clean
  • dank
  • delectable
  • delicious
  • delightful
  • distinctive
  • effluvious
  • evocative
  • fetid
  • fiery
  • flavorsome
  • flowery
  • foul
  • fragrant
  • fresh
  • fruity
  • heady
  • herbaceous
  • highly seasoned
  • honeyed
  • hot
  • keen
  • loud
  • malodorous
  • mephitic
  • miasmic
  • moldy
  • musty
  • nauseous
  • nosey
  • odiferous
  • odored
  • odoriferant
  • odorous
  • offensive
  • olfactive
  • olfactory
  • peppery
  • perfumatory
  • perfumed
  • perfumy
  • piquant
  • poignant
  • pungent
  • pure
  • putrid
  • racy
  • redolent
  • reeking
  • remindful
  • reminiscent
  • rich
  • rotten
  • salty
  • savorous
  • savory
  • savoury
  • scent-laden
  • scented
  • scentful
  • seasoned
  • sharp
  • skunky
  • smelling
  • smelly
  • snappy
  • sour
  • spicy
  • spirited
  • stagnant
  • stale
  • stinging
  • stinking
  • strong
  • sweet
  • sweet-scented
  • sweet-smelling
  • tangy
  • tart
  • tasty
  • tumaceous
  • unsavory
  • whiffy
  • zesty
  • zippy

rank

  • abominable
  • absolute
  • abusive
  • align
  • all-out
  • alphabetize
  • ancestry
  • antecede
  • arrange
  • arrant
  • array
  • arresting
  • assign
  • assort
  • atrocious
  • authentic
  • authority
  • awful
  • bad
  • bank
  • be
  • be classed
  • be worth
  • belong
  • birth
  • blank
  • blatant
  • blood
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  • bodacious
  • bracket
  • branch
  • break down
  • breed
  • button down
  • cachet
  • capacity
  • capital
  • caste
  • catalog
  • catalogue
  • categoric
  • categorical
  • categorize
  • category
  • chain
  • circumstance
  • class
  • classic
  • classification
  • classify
  • clean
  • clear
  • close
  • clump
  • cluster
  • coarse
  • codify
  • colligate
  • column
  • come first
  • compartment
  • compartmentalize
  • complete
  • concatenation
  • condition
  • confirmed
  • consequence
  • conspicuous
  • constant
  • consummate
  • count
  • count among
  • crashing
  • crass
  • cue
  • cull
  • damn
  • damned
  • dank
  • dead
  • deadly
  • decayed
  • decaying
  • decomposed
  • decomposing
  • definite
  • degree
  • dense
  • deplorable
  • description
  • detectable
  • digest
  • dignity
  • dirty
  • disagreeable
  • discernable
  • discernible
  • disgusting
  • dispose
  • distinct
  • distinction
  • distinguish
  • distribute
  • division
  • dominance
  • downright
  • dramatic
  • draw up
  • dreadful
  • echelon
  • egregious
  • emphatic
  • endless
  • establish
  • estate
  • esteem
  • estimate
  • eternal
  • evaluate
  • evident
  • evil-smelling
  • excessive
  • execrable
  • extraordinary
  • extravagant
  • extreme
  • exuberant
  • eye-catching
  • fair
  • family
  • fashion
  • feather
  • feculent
  • fertile
  • fetid
  • file
  • filthy
  • fix
  • flagrant
  • flat
  • flat-out
  • flourishing
  • footing
  • forerun
  • formation
  • foul
  • frightful
  • frowsty
  • frowsy
  • frowzy
  • fructiferous
  • function
  • funky
  • fusty
  • gamy
  • generation
  • gentility
  • gentleness
  • genuine
  • genus
  • give precedence
  • glaring
  • go ahead of
  • go before
  • grade
  • grandness
  • graveolent
  • gross
  • group
  • grown
  • habitual
  • have the advantage
  • heading
  • heinous
  • hierarchy
  • high
  • high-growing
  • highness
  • hopeless
  • horrible
  • huge
  • humid
  • identify
  • ilk
  • include
  • indecent
  • index
  • install
  • instate
  • inveterate
  • judge
  • junglelike
  • kidney
  • kind
  • label
  • lavish
  • league
  • level
  • like
  • line
  • list
  • loathsome
  • locate
  • loftiness
  • lousy
  • lush
  • luxuriant
  • main
  • malodorous
  • manner
  • marked
  • marshal
  • marshall
  • mephitic
  • moldy
  • monstrous
  • musty
  • nasty
  • nature
  • nauseating
  • nobility
  • nobleness
  • noisome
  • notable
  • note
  • noticeable
  • noxious
  • obnoxious
  • observable
  • obvious
  • odiferous
  • odoriferous
  • odorous
  • off
  • offensive
  • olid
  • order
  • organize
  • out-and-out
  • outrageous
  • outrank
  • outright
  • outstanding
  • overabundant
  • overgrown
  • overrun
  • paramountcy
  • parentage
  • patent
  • pecking order
  • pedigree
  • peg
  • perceptible
  • perfect
  • perpetual
  • pigeonhole
  • place
  • place in formation
  • plain
  • plumb
  • position
  • positive
  • precede
  • precedence
  • preeminence
  • preferment
  • preposterous
  • primacy
  • privilege
  • procession
  • productive
  • profound
  • profuse
  • prolific
  • prominent
  • pronounced
  • prosperous
  • pungent
  • pure
  • put
  • put away
  • put down as
  • put down for
  • put in line
  • putrescent
  • putrid
  • quality
  • queue
  • race
  • rampant
  • rancid
  • range
  • ranking
  • rate
  • rating
  • raunchy
  • real
  • recategorize
  • reclassify
  • recognize
  • reeking
  • reeky
  • refer
  • regard
  • regroup
  • regular
  • relegate
  • remarkable
  • repulsive
  • reputation
  • revolting
  • rich
  • ripe
  • rotted
  • rotten
  • rotting
  • row
  • rubric
  • rung
  • salient
  • screen
  • scurrilous
  • section
  • seed
  • semitropical
  • seniority
  • separate
  • sequence
  • series
  • set
  • settle
  • shameful
  • sheer
  • shelve
  • shocking
  • showy
  • sieve
  • sift
  • simple
  • situation
  • size up
  • skunky
  • slot
  • smelly
  • smutty
  • sort
  • sour
  • sovereignty
  • speciality
  • specialty
  • species
  • sphere
  • splashy
  • spoiled
  • spoiling
  • stale
  • stand
  • standing
  • stark
  • state
  • station
  • stature
  • status
  • stenchy
  • stinking
  • stinky
  • stock
  • stone
  • straight-out
  • stratum
  • striking
  • string
  • strong
  • strong-smelling
  • subcategorize
  • subclass
  • subdivision
  • subgroup
  • subspecies
  • superiority
  • superlative
  • supremacy
  • supreme
  • surpassing
  • systematize
  • tab
  • tainted
  • take the lead
  • tangled
  • terrible
  • terrific
  • thick
  • thorough
  • thoroughgoing
  • tier
  • title
  • total
  • train
  • tropical
  • turned
  • type
  • typecast
  • unadulterated
  • unalloyed
  • unconditional
  • undisguised
  • undying
  • unmitigated
  • unqualified
  • unremitting
  • unrestricted
  • utter
  • valuate
  • value
  • variety
  • verdant
  • veritable
  • very
  • vigorous
  • vile
  • visible
  • walk
  • weedy
  • wicked
  • wild
  • winnow
  • wretched

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