Synonyms of contagion

contagion

noun

as in virus

sickness that can be passed from one person, plant, or animal to another

The rumors spread like a contagion.

Related Words

• virus
• plague
• fever
• infection
• disease
• germ
• contagious disease
• pandemic
• epidemic
• pestilence
• malady
• illness
• disorder
• sickness
• dysfunction
• blight
• bug
• distemper
• ailment
• contagium
• ail
• pest
• malaise
• infirmity
• ill
• complication
• upset
• attack
• pip
• affection
• condition
• affliction
• trouble
• distemperature
• complaint
• bout
• invalidism
• indisposition
• debility
• unsoundness
• matter
• decrepitude
• feebleness
• spell
• lameness
• invalidity
• unhealthiness
• sickliness
• fit
• debilitation
• unwellness
• frailty
• weakness
• sickishness
• weakliness
• frailness

Dissimilar Words

• antidote
• cure
• panacea
• antivenin
• elixir
• antivenom
• soundness
• robustness
• fitness
• hardiness
• healthiness
• health
• wholesomeness
• heartiness
• wholeness
• shape
• mithridate
• wellness
• cure-all
• lustiness
• fettle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of contagion

Tarasoff also led to contagion notification standards in the Covid era. — M. Sara Rosenthal, STAT, 25 June 2026

Once unleashed, as a native of Salem would surely understand, that contagion can be hard to contain. — John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026

But an unpopular war in the Middle East and its resulting oil supply squeeze, sharply higher gas prices and greater risks of inflationary contagion have dogpiled atop sentiment already soured by cost of living concerns. — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 27 May 2026

The epidemic is believed to have killed at least 200 people, though experts have warned of a significant undercount of both deaths and cases, pointing to contagion reported in the main regional hubs including in neighboring Uganda. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 25 May 2026