The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - scent n.

1) fragrance, aroma, perfume, redolence, smell, odour, bouquet, whiff, trace: The room was filled with the scent of wild flowers. 2) trail, spoor, track: In drag hunting, the scent is laid down by a sack dragged along the ground. --v. 3) perceive, detect, find out, determine, discern, distinguish, recognize, sense, smell, sniff (out) , get wind of, learn or hear about: Scenting possible trouble, he decided he had better take along my revolver. 4) perfume: She had left behind her handkerchief, scented with Chanel No. 1) 9. SCEPTIC n. doubter, questioner, doubting Thomas, disbeliever, nullifidian, agnostic, scoffer, cynic: You'll always find some sceptics who don't believe that a woman could be a good prime minister.