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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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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.
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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
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
Adjective
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The energy is often infectious.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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Her kindness, generosity, and infectious spirit touched every single one of us.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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The goal is to build a transportable quantum RF system that soldiers could potentially use in environments where GPS signals are unavailable or under attack.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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She's got to be at mid-size, but not huge; portable, transportable, that kind of thing.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Nonetheless, Khatima recorded a series of facts which indicated that the Black Death actually was communicable.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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Infected by the communicable Ebola virus while treating patients in Liberia, Brantly became the first person in the U.S. to have the disease and one of the first to survive it, along with his colleague and aid worker Nancy Writebol, who arrived three days later.—
Suzanne Van Atten,
AJC.com,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Seat locations for these non-transferable tickets will be assigned at random — some may be in the sections farthest away from the stage in each venue or have obstructed views.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
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Items Without Clear Documentation Purchasing a car, trailer, or boat from an estate sale is usually fine, as long as the seller can provide clear, transferable documentation.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 May 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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Andes is found in South America, specifically Argentina and Chile, and person-to-person transmission has been associated only with close and prolonged contact during the early phase of illness, when the virus is more transmissible.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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However, with the Andes strain, which has caused the current outbreak, transmission occurs human-to-human following close and prolonged contact during the early phase of the illness, when the virus is more transmissible, according to WHO.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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“Transmittable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transmittable. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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