Synonyms of smell

1. smell, odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception, sensation, esthesis, aesthesis, sense experience, sense impression, sense datum: usage: the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses"
2. olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour, scent, property: usage: any property detected by the olfactory system
3. spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell, atmosphere, ambiance, ambience: usage: 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"
4. smell, sense of smell, olfaction, olfactory modality, modality, sense modality, sensory system, exteroception: usage: the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
5. smell, smelling, sensing, perception: usage: the act of perceiving the odor of something

1. smell, perceive, comprehend: usage: inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
2. smell, cause to be perceived: usage: emit an odor; "The soup smells good"
3. smell, smell: usage: smell bad; "He rarely washes, and he smells"
4. smack, reek, smell, suggest, evoke, paint a picture: usage: have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism"
5. smell, smell out, sense, perceive: usage: become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; "I sense his hostility"; "i smell trouble"; "smell out corruption"