Words For Unpleasant Smells

2 words in this vocabulary list

noun a strong, unpleasant smell

verb to smell strongly and unpleasantly

  • The unpleasant reek of garbage filled the air near the dumpster.
  • Man, that old gym bag really reeks!
  • His breath was so bad, it made me want to gag. It totally reeked!
  • The corruption in the government reeks of deceit and dishonesty.

verb present participle of revolt

adjective causing intense disgust; disgusting

  • The sight and smell of the garbage dump was truly revolting.
  • I can't believe you ate that revolting pizza from last week.
  • That movie was so revolting, I almost walked out of the theater.
  • The corruption in the government is revolting to all citizens.