Need another word that means the same as “fetid”? Find 18 synonyms and 30 related words for “fetid” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Fetid” are: foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, ill-scented, noisome, smelly, stinking, malodorous, stinking to high heaven, reeking, pungent, acrid, high, rank, unpleasant, nasty, noxious
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fetid” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| acrid | Harsh or corrosive in tone. An acrid smell. |
| foetid | Offensively malodorous. |
| foul | Not hit between the foul lines. Foul swampy water. |
| foul-smelling | Offensively malodorous. |
| funky | Strongly musty. She likes funky clothes. |
| high | Literal meaning being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension sometimes used in combinations like knee high. High summer. |
| ill-scented | Offensively malodorous. |
| malodorous | Having an unpleasant smell. Leaking taps and malodorous drains. |
| nasty | Damaging or harmful. A nasty accident. |
| noisome | Causing or able to cause nausea. Noisome vapours from the smouldering waste. |
| noxious | Harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant. Noxious chemical wastes. |
| pungent | Strong and sharp. Pungent satire. |
| rank | Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible. Rank treachery. |
| reeking | Giving off a strong unpleasant smell. Wiped his reeking neck. |
| smelly | Having a strong or unpleasant smell. Smelly feet. |
| stinking | Very bad or unpleasant. He was locked in a stinking cell. |
| stinking to high heaven | Very bad. |
| unpleasant | Offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness. Unpleasant odors. |
| baneful | Harmful or destructive. The baneful effects of envy and jealousy. |
| disgusting | Arousing revulsion or strong indignation. He had the most disgusting rotten teeth. |
| foul | Commit a foul break the rules. A foul pond. |
| loathsome | Causing hatred or disgust; repulsive. A loathsome disease. |
| lousy | Used to express anger, contempt, or annoyance. Lousy weather. |
| malodorous | Smelling very unpleasant. Leaking taps and malodorous drains. |
| musty | Covered with or smelling of mold. The musty formalities of the occasion. |
| nauseating | Causing or able to cause nausea. Some nauseating sentimental ditty. |
| nauseous | Feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit. This nauseous account of a court case. |
| noisome | Offensively malodorous. Noisome vapours from the smouldering waste. |
| noxious | Harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant. Noxious chemical wastes. |
| pernicious | Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way. The pernicious influences of the mass media. |
| poisonous | (of a substance or plant) causing or capable of causing death or illness if taken into the body. Poisonous chemicals. |
| putrescent | Becoming putrid. The odour of putrescent flesh. |
| putrid | In an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor. A butcher who sold putrid meat. |
| queasy | Causing or fraught with or showing anxiety. The queasy swell of the boat. |
| rancid | (of foods containing fat or oil) smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old and stale. Rancid butter. |
| repulsive | So extremely ugly as to be terrifying. A repulsive force. |
| rotten | Morally, socially, or politically corrupt. He believed that the whole art business was rotten. |
| sickening | Causing or liable to cause a feeling of nausea or disgust. She hit the ground with a sickening thud. |
| smell | Smell bad. Dogs locate the bait by smell. |
| stale | Make or become stale. Their marriage had gone stale. |
| stink | Smell badly and offensively. The stink of the place hit me as I went in. |
| stinking | Extremely. It s a stinking world. |
| unclean | (in biblical use) ritually impure; (of a spirit) evil. Unclean thoughts. |
| unhealthy | (of a person’s attitude or behaviour) not sensible or well balanced. His skin looked pale and unhealthy. |
| unwholesome | Detrimental to physical or moral well-being. Unwholesome food. |
| venomous | (of a person or their behaviour) full of malice or spite. The box jellyfish is earth s most venomous creature. |
| vile | Morally reprehensible. The vile development of slavery appalled them. |
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