Foul
Foul adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.
Usage example: a foul taste that made us gag
Noxious
Noxious adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.
Usage example: a noxious new breed of horror movie in which graphic depictions of torture are presented as entertainment
Foul is a synonym for noxious in rotten topic. You can use "Foul" instead an adjective "Noxious", if it concerns topics such as deadly, harmful, very unpleasant.
Nearby Words: noxiousness, noxiously
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- Shortly after the Roman commander sends a messenger to report all of Gaul has been pacified, a foul stench erupts over the village, turning all who breathe it a noxious hue.
- This gives the commander an idea.Prolix returns to the village and claims that they are now cursed, and their village will soon emit a foul stench that will turn all that breathe it a noxious hue.
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In The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, power associated with Lord Foul and the Illearth Stone usually manifests as noxious green light.
Source: Emerald Power
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Noxious and Foul. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/foul/noxious
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