STINKER Synonyms: 110 Similar and Opposite Words

stinker

noun

ˈstiŋ-kər

Definition of stinker

as in bastard

a person whose behavior is offensive to others some stinker nearly crashed his SUV into me because he was yakking on his cell phone

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Recent Examples of stinker The 2026 schedule also has some stinkers. — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 25 May 2026 An unprecedented stinker of an outcome. — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 21 May 2026 Game 3’s stinker was a team effort, in all the worst ways possible. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 May 2026 Individually there have been encouraging outings mixed with some real stinkers. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stinker

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Noun

That screwed up the works / And not due to his sloppy hiring / Of a crew of incompetent jerks.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Kris and Billy watch that one together in an intimate sleepover, sinking into the murky texture of a scene in which the virginal actor allowed a jerk to take off her clothes.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of jerk

Noun

Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert, had a number of dogs throughout their life.

— Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Things get increasingly bleak, as the family dog’s heart medicine runs out and Jason has to put him out of his misery, and then — in doomsday prepper mode — carves up the body and puts it in the freezer just in case food gets dire.

— William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of dog

Noun

An Illinois teen has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly committing a deadly stabbing attack while dressed in a clown outfit.

— Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Tyquan Thornton Tyquan Thornton is not only known for being a speedster, with one of the fastest combine times in history, but a class clown as well.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of clown

Noun

But the other main parties called it a stunt and refused to take part, leaving Farage running against an assortment of independents, jokers and single-issue candidates led by Count Binface, a comic space alien with a trash can on his head.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
The win came July 30 with a hand of four aces and a joker, the casino said.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of joker

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