What is another word for smack of?

Pronunciation: [smˈak ɒv] (IPA)

When it comes to describing a situation or experience, the phrase "smack of" can be an effective way to convey a sense of something being suggestive or reminiscent of another thing or situation. However, there are plenty of other phrases and synonyms that can be used to convey similar ideas. For example, one might say that something "reeks of" a particular scent or emotion, or that it "evokes memories of" another time or place. Similarly, phrases like "echoes of," "hints of," and "shades of" can all evoke a sense of something being suggestive or reminiscent of another thing or experience, providing readers or listeners with a nuanced understanding of the situation at hand.

What are the hypernyms for Smack of?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for smack of?

Smack of refers to an essence or hint of a certain quality or characteristic. There are a few antonyms for smack of, including "lack," "absence," and "not a trace." These antonyms convey the opposite meaning of a hint or suggestion. "Lack" indicates a complete absence of something, while "absence" implies a void or emptiness where a particular quality should be present. "Not a trace" suggests that there is absolutely nothing which suggests or hints at a particular quality. These antonyms can be used to express the opposite of the suggestive quality conveyed by smack of.

What are the antonyms for Smack of?

Famous quotes with Smack of

  • It is often said that science must avoid any conclusions which smack of the supernatural.
    Michael Behe
  • Everyone in Boston of a certain age knows the story of Rosie Ruiz, the marathoner who crossed the Boston finish line in 1980 at 2:31.56, flabby thighs and all, having barely broken a sweat. Despite mounting skepticism, she basked in the glory of having run the third-fastest female marathon in history – for a few days, that is, until a couple of students remembered seeing her jump out of the crowd half a mile from the finish. Something of the sort has been going on recently with the shade of Friedrich von Hayek. The Austrian economist, who died in 1992 just short of what would have been his ninety-third birthday, never made false claims for himself – far from it: he knew all too well the loneliness of the long distance runner. And scrupulous work as editor by the late W.W. Bartley, interpreter Bruce Caldwell, and biographer Alan Ebenstein, have made it possible to see the man clear. But the claims conservatives are making about the role he played as an economist are beginning to smack of Ruizismus. That is, they have jumped a caricature out of the bushes late in the day and claim that their guy ran a great race.
    David Warsh
  • Biographies smack of the end, the final utterances. Mission accomplished. I, by contrast, am always at the start of some new path or other. I want more. More, more. I am given to excess. It would be awkward to talk about myself: in what I do, the important thing is the deed, not the doer. When all is said and done, who am I? What use am I?
    Augusto Boal
  • Hamlet's character is the prevalence of the abstracting and generalizing habit over the practical. He does not want courage, skill, will, or opportunity; but every incident sets him thinking; and it is curious, and at the same time strictly natural, that Hamlet, who all the play seems reason itself, should he impelled, at last, by mere accident to effect his object. I have a smack of Hamlet myself, if I may say so.
    Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  • I suppose one reason why we are seldom able to comfort our neighbours with our words is that our goodwill gets adulterated, in spite of ourselves, before it can pass our lips. We can send black puddings and petticoes without giving them a flavour of our own egoism; but language is a stream that is almost sure to smack of a mingled soil. There was a fair proportion of kindness in Raveloe; but it was often of a beery and bungling sort, and took the shape least allied to the complimentary and hypocritical.
    George Eliot

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