Thesaurus:have smell

Thesaurus

have smell

English

Verb

Sense: to have a particular smell; to give off an odour

Note: If descriptive, the verb is usually followed by "like" or "of".

Synonyms

• exhale
• evolve (Chemistry)
• reek    [⇒ thesaurus] (archaic)
• resent (obsolete)
• scent
• smell    [⇒ thesaurus]
• transpire

Hyponyms

• smell pleasantly
• reek    [⇒ thesaurus]
•   —
• outscent
• outsmell

Hypernyms

• produce sensation    [⇒ thesaurus]
• emit    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• emanate
• give forth

See also

• Thesaurus:olfact (to sense an odour)

Further reading

• “398. odor” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “have smell” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.