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as in poisonous
bad for the well-being of the body
it's no fun having asthma and living in an area with noisome smog
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as in disgusting
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
a noisome remark about my weight that stuck with me for days
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as in stinking
having an unpleasant smell
the noisome air of the area of the city that was downwind of the dog food factory
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Recent Examples of noisome
Having gone in the tank for Griffin, North Carolina’s highest courts are a noisome example of why partisanship ought to have no place in judicial selection.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2025
To question the sincerity of the president’s rhetoric—and that of his party—is not to dismiss the challenge posed by the various noisome currents of antidemocratic sentiment and behavior running through our politics like the effluence of overflowing sewers.
—Gerard Baker, WSJ, 7 Nov. 2022
Performers like Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity, who long ago bartered their integrity and believability for money and ratings, can peddle their noisome pro-Trump propaganda on Fox News.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2022
But Trudeau is using it to get rid of a political headache: the loud, noisome, but nonviolent blockade of bridges in Canada and the downtown of the nation’s capital.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 16 Feb. 2022
But her water bowl is filled with a noisome black, brackish liquid — what has fouled it, and for how long, is anyone’s guess.
—Gene Weingarten, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2021
And there were some years where his fame was turned infamous by serious accusations of the most noisome acts.
—Ashley Cullins, Billboard, 3 May 2021
Auschwitz was his laboratory, offering limitless subjects and unbound by noisome ethical inhibitions.
—David Margolick, WSJ, 24 Jan. 2020
Farmers agreed to reduce the emissions of the country’s noisome pigs.
—The Economist, 9 July 2019
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2025
To question the sincerity of the president’s rhetoric—and that of his party—is not to dismiss the challenge posed by the various noisome currents of antidemocratic sentiment and behavior running through our politics like the effluence of overflowing sewers.
—Gerard Baker, WSJ, 7 Nov. 2022
Performers like Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity, who long ago bartered their integrity and believability for money and ratings, can peddle their noisome pro-Trump propaganda on Fox News.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2022
But Trudeau is using it to get rid of a political headache: the loud, noisome, but nonviolent blockade of bridges in Canada and the downtown of the nation’s capital.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 16 Feb. 2022
But her water bowl is filled with a noisome black, brackish liquid — what has fouled it, and for how long, is anyone’s guess.
—Gene Weingarten, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2021
And there were some years where his fame was turned infamous by serious accusations of the most noisome acts.
—Ashley Cullins, Billboard, 3 May 2021
Auschwitz was his laboratory, offering limitless subjects and unbound by noisome ethical inhibitions.
—David Margolick, WSJ, 24 Jan. 2020
Farmers agreed to reduce the emissions of the country’s noisome pigs.
—The Economist, 9 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noisome
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Erin Patterson has been found guilty of murdering three relatives with poisonous mushrooms following a trial that has gripped the world.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
7 July 2025
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The atmosphere in the Rockies’ clubhouse is not toxic, unlike Chicago’s, which reportedly was poisonous for much of last season.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
4 July 2025
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Danny DeVito, who plays the hilarious and disgusting Frank Reynolds on Always Sunny, used to be married to a fellow comedy legend, Rhea Perlman.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
9 July 2025
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July 7, 2025 Homa included another message from a fan that is far too disgusting to even reiterate.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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This is about a team with a top-10 payroll whose GM committed too stinking much of it to dogs that can’t, or won’t, pull the sled.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
22 Dec. 2019
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Muttaiah said the man inside the stinking manhole was working without any safety equipment — no gloves, no shoes, no supplemental oxygen.—
Joanna Slater,
Washington Post,
16 Dec. 2019
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Set in Bogotá, the film explores masculinity through the story of Carlos, a sensitive teen confronting toxic gender norms in a macho environment.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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This felt therapeutic, an antidote to the toxic diet of overly personal information that we are fed daily by our phones.—
Guy Trebay,
Travel + Leisure,
15 July 2025
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Confirmation bias rears its ugly head, and the person convinces themselves that AI sentience is at hand.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Even with the other guys' admonitions not to, under any circumstances, be themselves, Dee and Charlie's improbable success in charming these scions of the Philly upper crust had the guys — and us — both baffled and anxiously awaiting an ugly twist.—
Dennis Perkins,
EW.com,
10 July 2025
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Cats often express their dismay at being excluded from your travel plans by peeing in your luggage, but of course, cat urine is not the only thing that can cause a foul odor in your suitcase.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 June 2025
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Police responded to a 911 call about a foul odor, and found Burgos’ apartment door unlocked in the building that offers affordable units for senior citizens.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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The change comes amid concerns about fireworks causing unhealthful air.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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The unhealthful effects of autocracy remain robust even when accounting for economic differences and when excluding Venezuela and its collapsing health-care system.—
Thomas J. Bollyky,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Jan. 2020
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Also sickening is Aja, transforming from cocoon to butterfly — unfortunately, Jasmine Masters will see her in court.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
4 July 2025
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The portal that allows the players to go from school to school is also sickening.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
9 June 2025
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“Noisome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noisome. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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