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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
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.
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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
When asked to share a story about the worst moment in his career, Griffin talked about yet another interaction with a noisome audience member.
—Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, 5 June 2018
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
When asked to share a story about the worst moment in his career, Griffin talked about yet another interaction with a noisome audience member.
—Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, 5 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noisome
Adjective
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However, its seeds, flowers, and leaves are very poisonous.—
Clarence Schmidt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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While shooting the scene, the snake handlers identified which snakes by color were poisonous and told Goggins not to touch them.—
Lexi Carson,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Continue reading … ‘PRO-CRIMINAL’ – Blue state sheriff unloads on 'disgusting' bill targeting the right to self-defense.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
11 Mar. 2025
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But there isn’t the shaming and the negativity, and the disgusting opinions of people that can barely dress themselves.—
Alison Edmond,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 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
Adjective
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In 2022, Moms Across America released a study analyzing the amount of toxic chemicals found in school lunches, and the Health Research Institute conducted the research.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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It’s forced me to reexamine my relationship with injectables, which, despite being somewhat casual, had the potential to snowball into something toxic.—
Nicola Dall'Asen,
Allure,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The 24-year-old displayed all of the good, the bad and the ugly in a 25-game stretch when called up to the majors last season when starting catcher Gabriel Moreno was injured.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Imagine the classic tale The Ugly Duckling, by Hans Christian Andersen — only, in this version, the ugly duckling doesn’t mature into a beautiful swan.—
Matt Kracht,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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With 13:33 left in the game, McCaffery grew frustrated by a disparity in foul calls, blew his top and picked up a technical from official Brian Dorsey.—
Scott Dochterman,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Davis grabbed the offensive rebound following Burton’s try for the win, and Austin was called for a foul down low.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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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However, communities in the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains were still experiencing unhealthful air quality, according to the air district.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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It was announced shortly before Feb. 14, which marked seven years since the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland and as our newspapers remain filled with tragic and preventable homicides caused by irresponsible gun owners, this move is sickening.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2025
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There’s a sickening, satisfying weight behind each strike here, especially with the sprays of blood when Matt repeatedly throws one goon against the wobbling refrigerator.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Noisome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noisome. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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