Synonyms of cancer

cancer

noun

1

as in disease

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disease
• virus
• contagion
• poison
• toxin
• toxic
• pesticide
• herbicide
• venom
• toxicant
• insecticide
• fungicide
• germicide
• bane
• microbicide

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cure
• antidote
• antivenin
• antivenom
• panacea
• mithridate
• elixir
• cure-all

2

as in lymphoma

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lymphoma
• melanoma
• carcinoma
• malignancy
• polyp
• tumor
• cyst
• outgrowth
• neoplasm
• tubercle
• wart
• growth
• excrescence
• lump
• excrescency

3

as in canker

Synonyms & Similar Words

• canker
• decay
• rot
• squalor
• corruption
• deviltry
• degeneracy
• perversion
• scurrility
• fiendishness
• indecency
• devilry
• badness
• sinfulness
• vileness
• evil
• pervertedness
• evilness
• depravity
• wickedness
• diabolism
• atrocity
• scurrilousness
• satanism
• debauchery
• malefaction
• heinousness
• darkness
• devilishness
• enormity
• ill
• balefulness
• taboo
• tabu
• abomination
• iniquitousness
• bad
• depravedness
• immorality
• villainy
• wrong
• evildoing
• anathema
• sin
• atrociousness
• iniquity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• right
• morality
• virtue
• good
• integrity
• goodness
• honesty
• decency
• rectitude
• righteousness
• probity
• uprightness
• virtuousness