| Main Entry: | funky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | offbeat |
Synonyms: |
earthy, fashionable, hip*, modish, unconventional |
| Main Entry: | dispirited |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dejected, sad |
Synonyms: |
blue*, bummed-out, crestfallen, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, discouraged, disheartened, down*, downbeat, downcast, downhearted, dragged, funky*, gloomy, glum, in the doldrums, low, melancholy, morose, shot-down, spiritless, woebegone |
Antonyms: |
encouraged, enthused, happy, heartened, inspirited |
| Main Entry: | earthy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unsophisticated |
Synonyms: |
bawdy, coarse, crude, down, down home, down-to-earth, dull, easygoing, folksy, funky*, hard-boiled, home folk, homely, homey, indelicate, lowbred, lusty, mundane, natural, pragmatic, ribald, robust, rough, simple, unidealistic, uninhibited, unrefined |
| Notes: | earthy is 'similar to earth; hearty' or 'coarse, vulgar' while earthly is 'pertaining to human existence on earth'; earthen means 'made of earth or clay' |
Antonyms: |
cultured, elegant, refined, sophisticated |
| Main Entry: | eccentric |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bizarre, unusual |
Synonyms: |
aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, beat*, bent*, bizarre, capricious, characteristic, cockeyed, crazy, curious, droll, erratic, far out, flaky, freak, freakish, funky*, funny, idiosyncratic, irregular, kooky, nutty, odd, oddball, off the wall, off-center, offbeat, out in left field, outlandish, peculiar, quaint, queer, quirky, quizzical, singular, strange, uncommon, unconventional, unnatural, way out, weird, whimsical, wild |
Antonyms: |
boring, common, dull, normal, ordinary, plain, regular, standard, unexciting, usual |
| Main Entry: | malodorous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | foul-smelling |
Synonyms: |
bad, decayed, decomposed, fetid, foul, frowzy, funky*, fusty, gamy, high*, infested, lousy, mephitic, musty, nasty, nauseating, noisome, noxious, off*, offensive, pestilential, poisonous, polluted, putrid, rancid, rank, reeking, rotten, smelly, stale, stenchful, stinking, strong, tainted, vile |
Antonyms: |
aromatic, fragrant, perfumed, savory, sweet |
| Main Entry: | moldy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | musty |
Synonyms: |
airless, dirty, funky, mildewed, mildewy, putrid, rotten, rotting, smelly, stale, stuffy |
| Main Entry: | novel |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | new, original |
Synonyms: |
at cutting edge, atypical, avant-garde, breaking new ground, contemporary, different, far cry, fresh, funky*, innovative, just out, modernistic, neoteric, new-fashioned, newfangled, now*, odd, offbeat, peculiar, rare, recent, singular, strange, uncommon, unfamiliar, unique, unusual |
Antonyms: |
common, customary, familiar, old, ordinary, overused, used, usual, worn |
| Main Entry: | rank |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stinking, foul |
Synonyms: |
bad, dank, disagreeable, disgusting, evil-smelling, feculent, fetid, funky*, fusty, gamy, graveolent, gross*, high, humid, loathsome, mephitic, moldy, musty, nasty, nauseating, noisome, noxious, obnoxious, off, offensive, olid, pungent, putrescent, putrid, rancid, reeking, repulsive, revolting, smelly, sour, stale, strong, strong-smelling, tainted, turned |
Antonyms: |
aromatic, perfumed, sweet |
| Main Entry: | screwy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | eccentric |
Synonyms: |
abnormal, batty, bizarre, crazy, daft, dotty, far out, flaky, funky*, irregular, kooky, mad, nutty, odd, oddball, off the wall, off-center, offbeat, out in left field, outlandish, peculiar, queer, quirky, strange, uncommon, unconventional, weird |
| Main Entry: | smelly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having a bad odor |
Synonyms: |
evil-smelling, fetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky*, high, malodorous, mephitic, noisome, olid, putrid, rancid, rank, reeking, stinking, strong, strong- smelling, whiffy |
Antonyms: |
good-smelling, perfumed |