Synonyms of fever

fever

noun

ˈfē-vər 

1

as in disease

an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning

before the days of modern medicine, when death remained a mystery, people said that someone died of a fever and left it at that

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disease
• illness
• ailment
• ill
• sickness
• condition
• disorder
• infection
• bug
• malady
• distemper
• attack
• ail
• infirmity
• complication
• plague
• trouble
• complaint
• affection
• contagion
• distemperature
• contagious disease
• debility
• malaise
• epidemic
• lameness
• pestilence
• bout
• sickliness
• feebleness
• spell
• unsoundness
• weakness
• contagium
• unwellness
• fit
• pip
• decrepitude
• unhealthiness
• pest
• matter
• frailness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• health
• wellness
• fitness
• soundness
• robustness
• wholesomeness
• wholeness
• shape
• heartiness
• healthiness
• fettle

2

as in frenzy

a state of wildly excited activity or emotion

in the fever of a political campaign a lot of things get said that never should have been said

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frenzy
• rampage
• delirium
• hysteria
• rage
• agitation
• feverishness
• fury
• flap
• deliriousness
• furor
• furore
• distraction
• uproar
• confusion
• disorder
• chaos
• turmoil
• pandemonium
• commotion
• havoc
• to-do
• stir
• disturbance
• bedlam
• tempest
• storm
• clatter
• rumpus
• squall
• clamor
• brouhaha
• ruckus
• bustle
• tumult
• hullabaloo
• hubbub
• stew
• ruction
• fuss
• shindy
• bother
• hoo-ha
• hurly-burly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• still
• calm
• peace
• calmness
• stillness
• restfulness
• serenity
• quietude
• tranquility
• quiet
• repose
• placidity
• peacefulness
• tranquilness
• sereneness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fever

When the rash appears, the fever may spike over 104 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Cases of dengue fever worldwide roughly doubled in a single year, and another tropical disease – chikungunya – also flared in new places, including the largest outbreak ever recorded in China. — Andrés Henao, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026

Another, published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, involved a man who developed fever and severe diarrhea after eating undercooked pigeon meat. — Rachel Melegrito, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2026

Side effects of the vaccine included pain around the injection site and a mild fever — similar to those seen with Covid vaccines. — David Cox, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026