transmittable

adjective

1
as in infectious
capable of being passed by physical contact from one person to another that disease is only transmittable through direct contact with an infected person, not through contact with something the infected person has touched

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2
as in transportable
capable of being taken from one place to another by public carrier I doubt that fireworks are legally transmittable through the mail

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Recent Examples of transmittable That doesn’t sound like an outbreak of the highly transmittable bubonic plague. — James Shapiro, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2025 The findings are a reminder that animals carry diseases that are transmittable to humans. — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025 But even passengers who take precautions to avoid transmittable illnesses can be subject to the oldest of seagoing maladies—the old mal de mer, or seasickness, chief among them. — Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transmittable
  1. infectious
  2. transportable
  3. communicable
  4. transferable
  5. infective
  6. transmissible
Adjective
  • On a recent episode of Therapuss, all Jake Shane needed to say was the word Boston and the episode’s guest, singer Role Model, began to croon Lefty’s infectious chorus.
    — Abigail Sylvor Greenberg, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026
  • He is being remembered for his infectious smile, magnetic personality, and for being grounded in his faith.
    — Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of infectious
Adjective
  • Metal cornhole sets are weather-resistant and transportable but can be slippery.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The transportable and reduced radiation profile of the hardware allows smaller units to be deployed on trucks to supply power for defense installations, mining operations, and remote industrial facilities.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
Definition of transportable
Adjective
  • Musculoskeletal disorders, especially low back pain; mental disorders, such as depression and anxiety; hearing loss, falls and other non-communicable accounted for about 57% of all years lived in poor health worldwide.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026
  • Nonetheless, Khatima recorded a series of facts which indicated that the Black Death actually was communicable.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
Definition of communicable
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  • Prize is non-transferable and no cash substitution is permitted.
    — Sponsored content, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Eventually, nearly 40 states and some 80 countries and territories were offering film incentives in the form of transferable tax credits, grants or rebates.
    — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of transferable
Adjective
  • The team confirmed that those eggs developed into infective third-stage larvae.
    — Jay Kakade August 05, Refractor, 5 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of infective
Adjective
  • That's a key sign of a transmissible cancer, researchers said, a rare phenomenon in which cancer cells survive outside their original host and spread to another animal.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 July 2026
  • Canine transmissible venereal tumor, or CTVT, is a genital cancer that dogs pass to one another during mating.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
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“Transmittable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transmittable. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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