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| Main Entry: | funky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | offbeat |
| Synonyms: | earthy, fashionable, hip*, modish, unconventional |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dispirited |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dejected, sad |
| Synonyms: | blue*, crestfallen, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, discouraged, down*, downbeat, downcast, downhearted, funky*, gloomy, glum, low, melancholy, morose, spiritless, woebegone, bummed-out, disheartened, dragged, in the doldrums, shot-down |
| Antonyms: | encouraged, enthused, happy, heartened, inspirited |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | earthy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unsophisticated |
| Synonyms: | bawdy, coarse, crude, down, down-to-earth*, dull, easygoing, folksy, funky*, hard-boiled*, homely, homey, indelicate, lusty, mundane, natural, pragmatic, ribald, robust, rough, simple, uninhibited, unrefined, down home, home folk, lowbred, unidealistic |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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, nutty, odd, oddball, off the wall, off-center, offbeat, outlandish, peculiar, quaint, queer, quirky, quizzical, singular, strange, uncommon, unconventional, unnatural, way out, weird, whimsical, wild, kooky, out in left field |
| Antonyms: | boring, common, dull, normal, ordinary, plain, regular, standard, unexciting, usual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | malodorous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | foul-smelling |
| Synonyms: | bad, decayed, fetid, foul, frowzy, funky*, gamy*, high*, infested, lousy, mephitic, musty, nasty, nauseating, noisome, noxious, off*, offensive, poisonous, putrid, rancid, rank, rotten, smelly, stale, stinking, strong, tainted, vile, decomposed, fusty, pestilential, polluted, reeking, stenchful |
| Antonyms: | aromatic, fragrant, perfumed, savory, sweet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | moldy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | musty |
| Synonyms: | dirty, funky, putrid, rotten, rotting, smelly, stale, stuffy, airless, mildewed, mildewy |
| Main Entry: | novel |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | new, original |
| Synonyms: | atypical, avant-garde, contemporary, different, fresh, funky*, innovative, modernistic, newfangled, now*, odd, offbeat, peculiar, rare, recent, singular, strange, uncommon, unfamiliar, unique, unusual, at cutting edge, breaking new ground, far cry, just out, neoteric, new-fashioned |
| Antonyms: | common, customary, familiar, old, ordinary, used, usual, worn, overused |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | screwy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | eccentric |
| Synonyms: | abnormal, batty, bizarre, crazy, daft, dotty, far out, flaky, funky*, irregular, mad, nutty, odd, oddball, off the wall, off-center, offbeat, outlandish, peculiar, queer, quirky, strange, uncommon, unconventional, weird, kooky, out in left field |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | smelly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having a bad odor |
| Synonyms: | fetid, foul, funky*, high, malodorous, mephitic, noisome, putrid, rancid, rank, stinking, strong, evil-smelling, foul-smelling, olid, reeking, strong- smelling, whiffy |
| Antonyms: | perfumed, good-smelling |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stinking |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | smelly |
| Synonyms: | fetid, foul, funky*, malodorous, mephitic, noisome, offensive, putrid, rancid, rank, foul-smelling, odiferous, reeking, stenchy, strong-smelling |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | weird |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | odd, bizarre |
| Synonyms: | awe-inspiring, awful, creepy*, curious, dreadful, eccentric, eerie*, far-out*, fearful, flaky*, funky*, ghastly, ghostly, grotesque, haunting, inscrutable, kinky*, magical, mysterious, occult, oddball*, ominous, outlandish, peculiar, preternatural, queer, secret, singular, spooky*, strange, supernal, supernatural, uncanny, uncouth, unearthly, unnatural, freaky, horrific, kooky |
| Antonyms: | normal, regular, usual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | yucky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disgusting |
| Synonyms: | abominable, awful, beastly, crappy*, creepy, crummy*, detestable, distasteful, foul, funky*, gross, gruesome, hideous, icky*, loathsome, lousy, nasty, nauseating, odious, offensive, raunchy, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, rotten, sickening, sleazy*, stinking, vile, vulgar, cruddy, grody, scuzzy, skanky, yecchy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rank |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stinking, foul |
| Synonyms: | bad, dank, disagreeable, disgusting, fetid, funky*, gamy*, gross*, high, humid, loathsome, mephitic, moldy, musty, nasty, nauseating, noisome, noxious, obnoxious, off, offensive, pungent, putrid, rancid, repulsive, revolting, smelly, sour, stale, strong, tainted, evil-smelling, feculent, fusty, graveolent, olid, putrescent, reeking, strong-smelling, turned |
| Antonyms: | aromatic, perfumed, sweet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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