as in infectious
capable of being passed by physical contact from one person to another
communicable diseases that are usually transmitted sexually
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Recent Examples of communicable
And necropsy data taken from dead fish samples so far have not turned up any communicable pathogens and the fish were negative for bacterial infections, according to the FWC.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
Fear of disease, for example, can be as communicable as the microbes that cause it.
—Catherine Buerger, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
The new variants of the COVID-19 virus are reported to be very communicable, but weakened in strength — meaning that people are more likely to contract the virus but much less likely to land in the hospital, or even the doctor’s office, as a result of the illness caused by the virus.
—Amy Dickinson, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022
During the war in Yemen, for example, Saudi forces have cut off local populations’ access to clean water and sanitation, placing citizens at high risk for communicable illnesses.
—Marwa Daoudy, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
Fear of disease, for example, can be as communicable as the microbes that cause it.
—Catherine Buerger, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
The new variants of the COVID-19 virus are reported to be very communicable, but weakened in strength — meaning that people are more likely to contract the virus but much less likely to land in the hospital, or even the doctor’s office, as a result of the illness caused by the virus.
—Amy Dickinson, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022
During the war in Yemen, for example, Saudi forces have cut off local populations’ access to clean water and sanitation, placing citizens at high risk for communicable illnesses.
—Marwa Daoudy, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for communicable
Adjective
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Team productivity decreases across the board, and worse, disengagement becomes infectious.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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This year has also seen the largest measles outbreak since the highly infectious virus was declared eliminated from the country in 2000.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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His provisional cause of death was given as multi-organ failure due to infective endocarditis, a rare infection of the inner lining or valves of the heart.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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On July 30, Ray updated her fans again, revealing her diagnosis of infective endocarditis, a severe heart infection.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
31 July 2024
Adjective
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There is no evidence that vibriosis is transmissible person to person.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Legionnaires’ disease is not transmissible from person to person.—
Tina Chen,
Mercury News,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Communicable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communicable. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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