smelled
Caught a whiff
Smelled is the past tense and past participle of smell.
Something smelled a certain way: The kitchen smelled like cinnamon.
Someone smelled something: I smelled smoke.
In British English, smelt is the preferred form, while American English favors smelled.
Inhaled audibly through nostrils
sensed · inhaled · recognized · identified · traced · discovered · suspected · intuited
Powerfully offensive odor
rotten · rank · fetid · noxious · malodorous · pungent · musty · moldy
Emitting pleasant smell
- aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
- floralOf or like blooms
- sweetTasting of sugar
- freshNewly made, not stale
bouquet · jasmine · lavender · rose · vanilla · citrus · sandalwood · incense
Tending to summon memories
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- reminiscentTending to recall
- triggeredCaused to activate
- recalledBrought back mentally
remembered · associated · childhood · familiar · comforting · bittersweet · Proustian · transported
sniffed
Inhaled audibly through nostrils
caught · sensed · inhaled · recognized · identified · traced · discovered · suspected · intuited · nose
stench
Powerfully offensive odor
putrid · rotten · rank · fetid · noxious · malodorous · pungent · musty · moldy · fishy
fragrant
Emitting pleasant smell
fresh · bouquet · jasmine · lavender · rose · vanilla · citrus · sandalwood · incense · cinnamon
evocative
Tending to summon memories
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- reminiscentTending to recall
- triggeredCaused to activate
recalled · remembered · associated · childhood · familiar · comforting · bittersweet · Proustian · transported · vivid
smelledundetected
Not discovered yet
missed · unnoticed · odorless · scentless · overlooked
- bad smellUnpleasant olfactory sensation
- smell a ratBecome suspicious of deceit
- smells fishyAppears deceitful or questionable
- new-car smellDistinctive odor of recent purchase
- new car smellAroma of unused vehicles
- come out smelling of rosesEmerge favorably from difficulty