pungent
Having a very strong, sharp smell or taste.
pungent in a sentence
- A pungent whiff of blue cheese escaped the moment the lunchbox opened.
- Chopping the pungent onions made everyone's eyes water in the kitchen.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to pungent?
- Astrong
- Bmild
- Cfaint
- Dbland
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A: strong. The other three mean the opposite of pungent.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to pungent?
- Asharp
- Bmild
- Cstrong
- Dsmelly
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B: mild. The other three mean nearly the same as pungent.
Words that mean something similar
strong, sharp, smelly
Words that mean the opposite
mild, faint, bland
More words about weather & nature
- quench: To stop your thirst by drinking, or to put out a fire.
- ripple: A tiny wave that moves across the surface of water.
- sodden: Completely soaked through with water.
- sow: To plant seeds in the ground so they can grow.
- stagnant: Not moving or flowing, and often smelly and stale.
- swelter: To feel uncomfortably hot.
- temperate: Mild, without extremes of heat or cold.
- tempest: A violent storm with strong winds.
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