stinks
Is really terrible
Stinks is the third-person singular of the verb stink, meaning to emit a foul odor.
It's also commonly used as an informal exclamation or assessment meaning something is bad, unfair, or disappointing: This whole situation stinks.
The phrase it stinks often introduces a complaint: It stinks that we have to work on Saturday.
If something stinks of a quality, it reeks of it or strongly suggests it: The whole deal stinks of corruption.
Emit strong odor
- stenchPowerfully offensive odor
- odorPerceived atmospheric emission
- foulOffensive or illegal
- putridDecomposed and foul-smelling
rancid · fetid · malodorous · rank · funky · pungent · smelly · whiff
Of very poor quality
- terribleExtremely poor or distressing
- awfulExtremely bad quality
- rottenDecomposed or corrupt
- crummyWretchedly inferior
sucks · horrible · pathetic · lame · no good · worthless · subpar · inferior
Organic breakdown process
- decomposeBreak into simpler parts
- spoilageFood degradation process
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- putrefactionBacterial breakdown of tissue
mold · mildew · fermentation · bacteria · fungi · carrion · perishable · rotten
Arousing doubt, colloquially
- shadyDisreputable or sun-blocked
- sketchyIncomplete or suspicious
- suspiciousInclined to distrust
- questionableOf uncertain validity
dubious · crooked · corrupt · underhanded · sneaky · dishonest · foul play · off
reek
Emit strong odor
putrid · rancid · fetid · malodorous · rank · funky · pungent · smelly · whiff · nose
lousy
Of very poor quality
crummy · sucks · horrible · pathetic · lame · no good · worthless · subpar · inferior · disappointing
rot
Organic breakdown process
putrefaction · mold · mildew · fermentation · bacteria · fungi · carrion · perishable · rotten · festering
fishy
Arousing doubt, colloquially
- shadyDisreputable or sun-blocked
- sketchyIncomplete or suspicious
- suspiciousInclined to distrust
questionable · dubious · crooked · corrupt · underhanded · sneaky · dishonest · foul play · off · wrong
flop
Complete commercial failure
fiasco · debacle · disaster · botch · washout · lemon · loser · turkey · clunker · nonstarter
outcry
Loud public protest
complaint · grievance · objection · make noise · kick up · backlash · furor · hullabaloo · brouhaha · ruckus
- that stinksExpression of disappointment
- stink bombDevice releasing noxious odor
- stink eyeHostile sideways glance
- big stinkLoud public outcry
- stink upMake somewhere smell bad
- stink to high heavenSmell extremely bad
stink, stinking, stinker, stinkers, stink to high heaven, stink up