Antonyms of adj redolent

3 senses of redolent

Sense 1
evocative, redolent, remindful, reminiscent, resonant -- (serving to bring to mind; "cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note"- Wilder Hobson; "a campaign redolent of machine politics")

INDIRECT (VIA mindful) -> unmindful, forgetful, mindless -- (not mindful or attentive; "while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled"- G.B.Shaw)

Sense 2
redolent (predicate), smelling (predicate) -- ((used with `of' or `with') noticeably odorous; "the hall was redolent of floor wax"; "air redolent with the fumes of beer and whiskey")

INDIRECT (VIA odorous) -> odorless, odourless, inodorous -- (having no odor; "odorless gas"; "odorless flowers")

Sense 3
aromatic, redolent -- (having a strong pleasant odor; "the pine woods were more redolent"- Jean Stafford)

INDIRECT (VIA fragrant) -> malodorous, malodourous, unpleasant-smelling, ill-smelling, stinky -- (having an unpleasant smell)

Similarity of adj redolent

3 senses of redolent

Sense 1
evocative, redolent, remindful, reminiscent, resonant -- (serving to bring to mind; "cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note"- Wilder Hobson; "a campaign redolent of machine politics")
       => mindful (vs. unmindful), aware -- (bearing in mind; attentive to; "ever mindful of her health"; "mindful of his responsibilities"; "mindful of these criticisms, I shall attempt to justify my action")

Sense 2
redolent (predicate), smelling (predicate) -- ((used with `of' or `with') noticeably odorous; "the hall was redolent of floor wax"; "air redolent with the fumes of beer and whiskey")
       => odorous (vs. odorless) -- (having odor or a characteristic odor; "odorous jasmine flowers"; "odorous garbage"; "fresh odorous bread")

Sense 3
aromatic, redolent -- (having a strong pleasant odor; "the pine woods were more redolent"- Jean Stafford)
       => fragrant (vs. malodorous) -- (pleasant-smelling)

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