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
• chaos
• disorder
• turmoil
• commotion
• pandemonium
• havoc
• stir
• to-do
• disturbance
• storm
• bedlam
• tempest
• 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

The fever for the 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament, the largest, most expansive in the competition’s 96-year history, has swept North America. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026

As soccer fever sweeps the globe during the FIFA World Cup, one of Brazil’s greatest players has made a move of his own—this time in South Florida. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 July 2026

Symptoms include fever, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle pain and at times internal and external bleeding. — ABC News, 13 July 2026

In more severe cases, symptoms include high fever, headache, neck stiffness, vision loss, paralysis and coma. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026