Synonyms for stink
stɪŋkstink

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1. stinkverb

   To have a strong bad smell.

   Synonyms:
   stench, odor, smell, odour, reek, pong, fetor

2. stinkverb

   A complaint or objection.

   That movie stinks. I didn't even stay for the end.

   Synonyms:
   suck, blow

3. stinkverb

   chemistry

   Something stinks about the politician's excuses.

   Synonyms:
   fishy

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1. stinknoun

   Synonyms:
   stench, fetor, bad smell

   Antonyms:
   sweet odor, fragrance

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1. malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor, mephitisverb

   a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant

   Synonyms:
   stench, foetor, fetor, malodour, genus Mephitis, malodor, mephitis, reek

2. stinkverb

   be extremely bad in quality or in one's performance

   "This term paper stinks!"

   Synonyms:
   reek

3. reek, stinkverb

   smell badly and offensively

   "The building reeks of smoke"

   Synonyms:
   reek, smack, smell, fume

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1. stinkverb

   Synonyms:
   smell bad, smell ill, emit a stench

2. stinknoun

   Synonyms:
   stench, fetor, FUNK, offensive odor, bad smell

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1. stinknoun

   Synonyms:
   stench, fetor

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1. List of paraphrases for "stink":

   stench, smell, suck, cpue, odour, stinking, guysare, scent, stag

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How to use stink in a sentence?

1. Coverage Ms. Honkala:

   It’s really a shame – this whole thing does stink, democrats and Republicans are like Pepsi and Coke. They listen to corporations and they don’t listen to anti-poverty activists.

2. Nikki Logan:

   I think a lot of people are going to have a stink about it, but I think a lot of people are going to be really happy that they were in a environment with like-minded people who feel like they're making all the precautions they can do to stay safe, we all just need to stick tighter. There's no other way. We're not getting out of it any other way.

3. Garry Porter:

   It's unsightly and unsanitary, it's a health issue and an environmental nightmare, i experienced the thrill and grandeur of Gorak Shep, but I also saw what happens when we, the Western world, leave, as if our waste doesn't stink.

4. Tara McCune:

   Opinions are like assholes everyone’s got one, but some stink worse than others!

5. Cherie Hartzer:

   Pests like stink bugs and lady beetles are just looking for a protected spot to wait out the winter and your home fits the bill.