Synonyms of fevers

fevers

noun

plural of fever

as in diseases

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

• diseases
• illnesses
• ailments
• sicknesses
• ills
• conditions
• infections
• disorders
• maladies
• bugs
• attacks
• infirmities
• complications
• distempers
• ails
• troubles
• complaints
• affections
• plagues
• distemperatures
• contagious diseases
• contagions
• bouts
• debilities
• weaknesses
• epidemics
• malaises
• spells
• pestilences
• pests
• decrepitudes
• contagia
• pips
• matters
• fits

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fevers

Speaking to the Guardian, Florida State University marine biologist Dean Grubbs noted that large fevers of cownose rays historically only went as far as the Chesapeake Bay, with just a few individuals observed farther north. — Sanidhya Sharma, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026

Still's disease, a rare type of inflammatory arthritis that can cause rashes, debilitating pain, and fevers. — Rachana Pradhan, NPR, 20 July 2026

Blood in the stool and higher fevers are more common than with norovirus. — Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Common symptoms include coughing, chest pain, coughing up blood, weakness or fatigue, and fevers. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Then anaplasmosis joined the fray, spreading fevers and chills of its own. — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

The worst is over—the fevers have broken, the tissues have dwindled, and everyone is slowly regaining their energy. — Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 28 June 2026

Old Herald clippings from 1986 reported about homeowners’ toilets and sinks smelling like gas, a 3-year-old getting rashes and fevers from drinking the well water and fear of dryers exploding. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 27 June 2026

For example, the prescription offered by those who saw a generally healthy way of life as the right way to prevent disease helped propel cleaning up the filthy cities of the Industrial Revolution—and that really did reduce the impact of common fevers. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026