Synonyms and Antonyms of odor
1
a special quality or impression associated with something
- the antique shop, with its collection of strange and curious items, held an odor of mysticism
air, ambience (or ambiance), aroma, atmosphere, aura, climate, flavor, halo, karma, mood, nimbus, note, patina, smell, temper, vibration(s)
aureole (or aureola), mystique, romance
genius loci
feel, feeling, sensation, sense, spirit
attribute, character, characteristic, image, mark, notion, peculiarity, picture, property, trait
color, illusion, overtone, semblance, suggestion, tone
2
the quality of a thing that makes it perceptible to the sense organs in the nose
- some people find the odor of skunk rather pleasant
whiff
attar (also otto), bouquet, fragrance, fragrancy, perfume
ambrosia, lusciousness, savor (also savour), savoriness, spice, tang
acridness, fetidness, fetor, foulness, funk, gaminess, malodor, noisomeness, rancidity, rankness, reek, stench, stink
aromaticity, odoriferousness, odorousness
incense, musk
3
overall quality as seen or judged by people in general
- her movie career has not been in good odor since her latest box office failure
discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, infamy, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, reproach, shame
