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

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

People who have been infected with salmonella may experience diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps, usually six hours to six days after swallowing the bacteria, health officials said. — Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026

The Congolese teacher recalled that her family felt abandoned by neighbors when her relatives began showing symptoms consistent with Ebola, including fever, vomiting, diarrhea and muscle pain. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

The Bundibugyo virus comes from the same family as the Ebola virus that caused the 2014 West Africa and 2018 Congo epidemics, causing the fatal fevers associated with Ebola. — Ananya Rupanagunta, Vox, 21 Oct. 2026