as in infectious
capable of being passed by physical contact from one person to another
the virus chiefly affects dogs but is transmissible to humans and other animals
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Recent Examples of transmissible
Measles is highly transmissible — each person with measles will infect 12–18 others.
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Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
What's more, in subclade K, these immune-evasion tweaks appear to be balanced by other changes that help the virus remain stable and transmissible.
—New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2026
Still, measles is so transmissible that even slight drops in protection can create space for the virus to infect widely.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
The far less transmissible coronaviruses SARS and MERS killed 15 and 35 percent, respectively.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
What's more, in subclade K, these immune-evasion tweaks appear to be balanced by other changes that help the virus remain stable and transmissible.
—New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2026
Still, measles is so transmissible that even slight drops in protection can create space for the virus to infect widely.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
The far less transmissible coronaviruses SARS and MERS killed 15 and 35 percent, respectively.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transmissible
Adjective
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Amber Ruffin's joy is infectious.—
Reena Advani,
NPR,
16 Feb. 2026
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The dancers are exuberant, with a unified, infectious vibe reminiscent of an early New York club scene.—
Marcia Luttrell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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His provisional cause of death was given as multi-organ failure due to infective endocarditis, a rare infection of the inner lining or valves of the heart.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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On July 30, Ray updated her fans again, revealing her diagnosis of infective endocarditis, a severe heart infection.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
31 July 2024
Adjective
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Measles is one of the most highly communicable infections.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2026
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Contractors working on the project recently completed pouring the foundation for what will provide smaller housing units meant to make quarantining detainees with communicable illnesses safer and easier.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Transmissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transmissible. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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