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Epidemic

🔄 Synonyms of "Epidemic"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
pestilential	Of or relating to pestilence or plague.
pestilent	Highly injurious or destructive to life: deadly.
plaguey	Causing annoyance or bother; irritating.
epizooticnoun	(epidemiology) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population of non-human animals at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period.
epiphytoticnoun	A widespread outbreak of a plant disease.
plaguelike	Like a plague.
pandemicnoun	(epidemiology) A pandemic disease; a disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population.

↔️ Antonyms of "Epidemic"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
endemicnoun	(especially of diseases) Prevalent in a particular area or region, persistent within a population.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Epidemic"

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Word	Definition
pandemicnoun	(epidemiology) A pandemic disease; a disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population.
epizooticnoun	(epidemiology) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population of non-human animals at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period.
plaguelike	Like a plague.
pestilential	Of or relating to pestilence or plague.
epiphytoticnoun	A widespread outbreak of a plant disease.
plaguey	Causing annoyance or bother; irritating.
pestilent	Highly injurious or destructive to life: deadly.
communicable	(epidemiology, of a disease) Able to be transmitted between people or animals.
infectionnoun	An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.
infestationnoun	The presence of a large number of pest organisms in an area or field, on the surface of a host or anything that might contact a host, or in the soil.
pestilencenoun	Any epidemic disease that is highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating.
epidemiologic	Of or pertaining to epidemiology.
epidemiological	Of or pertaining to epidemiology.
infectious	(pathology, typically of a person) Able to infect others; capable of transmitting pathogens.
plaguenoun	(often used with the, sometimes capitalized: the Plague) The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.
aidsnoun	(slang, vulgar) Extremely annoying or frustrating.
endemicnoun	(especially of diseases) Prevalent in a particular area or region, persistent within a population.
hivnoun	(virology) Initialism of human immunodeficiency virus. [(virology) Either of the two related viruses, human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) and human immunodeficiency virus 2 (HIV-2) that progressively destroy the body's immune system and can potentially lead to AIDS.]
epidemiologynoun	(sciences) The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts etc. throughout populations or systems.
measlesnoun	(pathology) An acute and highly contagious disease which often afflicts children caused by the virus Measles morbillivirus and causing red rashes, fever, runny nose, coughing, and red eyes.