diagnosis

noun

ˌdī-ig-ˈnō-səs How to pronounce diagnosis (audio)
Definition of diagnosisnext
as in decision
a position arrived at after consideration my diagnosis of the situation is that immediate action needs to be taken

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of diagnosis That was the year LumineticsCore received the first FDA de novo clearance for an autonomous medical diagnosis — diabetic retinopathy — and began carrying malpractice insurance for its no-clinician-in-the-loop system. — Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026 Coulier previously revealed his dual non-Hodgkin lymphoma and tongue cancer diagnoses. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026 The number of mental-health appointments for girls goes down, but their rate of diagnosis doesn’t change. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 The picture in Nigeria is starkly different from that in the US or western Europe, where 2 in 3 colorectal cancer patients survive at least five years beyond their diagnosis. — Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for diagnosis
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diagnosis
  1. decision
  2. opinion
  3. verdict
  4. conclusion
  5. determination
Noun
  • Kyle Ross / Imagn Images First there was Bohm doubling back — a debatable decision, certainly, with a strong center fielder and a ball hit toward one of the trickiest parts of Citizens Bank Park.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • This part of Friday’s decision cited the Supreme Court’s previous ruling that limits on coordinated spending violated the First Amendment.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of decision
Noun
  • There has been a widespread opinion that football has become too rigid and regimented in recent seasons, but Luis Enrique’s PSG are one of the few antidotes to that.
    — Art de Roché, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • No one, in my opinion, comes close to this selfish, foul-mouthed and stupid showman.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of opinion
Noun
  • The public appears to know what’s going on While economists spent two years building models, most Americans seem to have reached a verdict already—not about AI in the abstract, but about the class system at work in the economy.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Commonwealth Attorney Tracy Martin spoke to the media after the verdict.
    — Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of verdict
Noun
  • That didn’t stop more controversy from falling on the conference’s doorstep Saturday night, when one more play produced a conclusion that will likely be talked about for decades.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • That’s the conclusion the two seem to have come to, especially after the fireman Rosie has her current hopes pinned on asks her out to a fancy dinner date, only to stand her up.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of conclusion
Noun
  • Her passion, determination and single-minded focus had completed the deal.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The allegations build on an April 2025 US determination that Sudan’s government used chemical weapons in 2024, though officials provided little public evidence at the time.
    — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of determination

Browse Nearby Words

diagnosing
diagnosis
diagnostic
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Diagnosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diagnosis. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on diagnosis

Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about diagnosis

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of loath

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary

Words from the 'Odyssey'

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of
See More

Popular

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
anagrams on a chalk board
Word Builder Quiz Vol. 2 Pick the letter that when added to a word will ma...
See All