unfragrant
Not pleasantly aromatic
Unfragrant means not fragrant—lacking a pleasant smell or, more often, having an unpleasant one.
The word is uncommon and slightly euphemistic, typically chosen when *smelly* or *stinking* feels too blunt: The unfragrant heap of garbage awaited collection.
Having a bad smell
- fetidHaving foul odor
- stinkingEmitting foul odor
- foulOffensive or illegal
- putridDecomposed and foul-smelling
rancid · musty · mildewed · rank · noisome · reeking · acrid · pungent
Without any aroma
- unscentedHaving no added smell
- inodorousHaving no scent
- deodorizedStripped of unpleasant smell
- unperfumedHaving no added fragrance
nonscented · neutral · sterile · antiseptic · sanitized · aseptic · clinical · undetectable
Not favoring any side
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
- nondescriptWithout distinguishing qualities
- plainBasic and unremarkable
- characterlessLacking distinctive qualities
forgettable · uninteresting · flat · muted · subtle · faint · weak · mild
malodorous
Having a bad smell
putrid · rancid · musty · mildewed · rank · noisome · reeking · acrid · pungent · offensive
scentless
Without any aroma
- unscentedHaving no added smell
- inodorousHaving no scent
- deodorizedStripped of unpleasant smell
unperfumed · nonscented · neutral · sterile · antiseptic · sanitized · aseptic · clinical · undetectable · imperceptible
neutral
Not favoring any side
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
- nondescriptWithout distinguishing qualities
- plainBasic and unremarkable
characterless · forgettable · uninteresting · flat · muted · subtle · faint · weak · mild · indistinct