noisome

7 antonyms for noisome — opposites grouped by meaning.

Adj — Harmful or damaging in a moral sense.

Synonyms by Meaning

1. adj

Harmful or damaging in a moral sense.

foetid sickening funky stinking queasy fetid smelly foul nauseating nauseous offensive loathsome

Opposites

innocuous beneficial

2. adj

Bad for your health; unwholesome.

“There is a distinct sense of freedom in the solitude of the night. The day's atmosphere is surcharged with noisome anxiety, the hours laden with impending terrors. But the night is soothing.”

Opposites

wholesome salutary salubrious healthful

3. adj

Very unpleasant to the senses, especially because of a bad smell.

Opposites

fragrant

Antonyms

innocuous beneficial wholesome salutary salubrious healthful fragrant

Etymology

From Middle English noysom, equivalent to noy plus -some; noy is short for annoy, from an(n)oien, enoien, from Anglo-Norman anuier, from Old French enuier (French ennuyer), from Late Latin inodiare, formed from in-, an intensive prefix, and odium, "hate".

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