Synonyms of inflammation

inflammation

noun

as in swelling

a condition in which a part of your body becomes red, swollen, and painful

The drug is used to reduce inflammation.

Inflammation around a wound can signal an infection.

Related Words

• swelling
• pain
• stitch
• tingle
• injury
• tenderness
• discomfort
• ache
• sore
• soreness
• distress
• sting
• suffering
• pang
• twinge
• prick
• shoot
• headache
• damage
• misery
• anguish
• harm
• torture
• agony
• smart
• hurt
• torment
• throe
• sufferance
• detriment
• colic
• backache
• toothache
• affliction
• earache
• stomachache
• complaint
• gripe
• bellyache
• charley horse

Dissimilar Words

• ease
• comfort
• easiness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inflammation

Smoke causes inflammation by triggering the body’s immune system to go into overtime to fight the irritant. — Seth Borenstein, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

All of these acids reduce inflammation in the gut and systematically throughout the body. — Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Criteria air pollutants directly cause illnesses like sinus inflammation, lung and heart disease, cancers, and premature death because of how their physical properties interact with the human body. — Rebecca Florsheim, STAT, 17 July 2026

May Reduce Inflammation Vitamin C may support heart health by helping lower inflammation in the body. — Alexandria Nyembwe, Health, 16 July 2026