Pungent and Smooth

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Pungent adjective - Having a powerfully stimulating odor or flavor.

Usage example: a pungent chili that is not for those with timid taste buds

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Smooth is an antonym for pungent.

Nearby Word: pungency

Smooth adjective - Having or showing very polished and worldly manners.

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Pungent is an antonym for smooth.

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Smooth and Pungent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pungent/smooth

Pungent & Smooth. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pungent/smooth>.

Smooth or Pungent. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pungent/smooth.

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