Synonyms of contagions

contagions

noun

plural of contagion

as in viruses

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

The rumors spread like a contagion.

Related Words

• viruses
• plagues
• infections
• fevers
• germs
• contagious diseases
• diseases
• epidemics
• pandemics
• illnesses
• dysfunctions
• sicknesses
• maladies
• ailments
• pestilences
• disorders
• distempers
• complications
• contagia
• blights
• pests
• infirmities
• malaises
• ails
• bugs
• upsets
• ills
• conditions
• attacks
• indispositions
• weaknesses
• afflictions
• troubles
• debilitations
• pips
• debilities
• distemperatures
• affections
• frailties
• complaints
• bouts
• matters
• spells
• fits
• invalidities
• decrepitudes
• invalidisms

Dissimilar Words

• antidotes
• cures
• antivenoms
• antivenins
• elixirs
• panaceas
• shapes
• mithridates
• cure-alls

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of contagions

Neutrality allowed the nation to build strength, expand westward, and avoid the ideological contagions sweeping the continent. — Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026

The lack of information surrounding outbreaks is a new and troubling trend among local and state officials nationwide, according to health advocates and lawyers who specialize in tracking foodborne illnesses and other environmental contagions. — Robert Anglen, AZCentral.com, 8 Dec. 2025

This Halloween, step into stories where science meets terror, where contagions kill, landscapes devour explorers, and technology crushes the human soul. — Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025

Both also blamed those who were not responsible, traded in the language of contagions and moral certitude, and believed that controlling the medium could solve the problem — or, at the very least, not deepen the problem further. — Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025