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

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

Listeria’s high fevers can cause miscarriages and stillbirths in pregnant women. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026

Medications like acetaminophen and ibuprofen can safely reduce body temperature, though acetaminophen is usually the better choice for fevers. — Andee Tagle, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026

Manganiello detailed debilitating abdominal pain, fevers, rashes, headaches, fatigue and ulcers in his digestive tract that caused bleeding and led to countless colonoscopies. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Signs of severe symptoms include bloody diarrhea, fevers over 102 degrees or frequent vomiting that prevents hydration, according to the CDC. — Julia Hawkins, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2026

While most people infected with the virus do not develop symptoms, others can experience anything from fevers, headaches, vomiting, and more within two to six days after being bit. — Emily McLeod, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Both were found to have respiratory issues and fevers of a hundred and one. — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

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