Synonyms of infection

infection

noun

as in virus

an abnormal state caused by contact with harmful organisms (such as bacteria or viruses)

There is a viral infection spreading among the schoolchildren.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• virus
• germ
• disease
• attack
• epidemic
• contagion
• contagious disease
• plague
• contagium
• illness
• bout
• lameness
• fever
• invalidism
• invalidity
• debility
• indisposition
• unsoundness
• pestilence
• spell
• pandemic
• debilitation
• decrepitude
• feebleness
• fit
• sickliness
• malaise
• ailment
• sickishness
• unhealthiness
• dysfunction
• malady
• unwellness
• ill
• sickness
• disorder
• weakness
• distemper
• pip
• frailty
• pest
• bug
• complication
• weakliness
• ail
• disfunction
• upset
• infirmity
• matter
• frailness
• condition
• complaint
• distemperature
• trouble
• affection
• affliction

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fitness
• soundness
• health
• robustness
• hardiness
• wholeness
• shape
• healthiness
• wholesomeness
• heartiness
• wellness
• lustiness
• cure
• antidote
• fettle
• antivenom
• antivenin
• panacea
• elixir
• mithridate
• cure-all

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of infection

The infection required the use of cortisone antibiotic therapy, the Vatican said. —Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025

Pneumonia is defined by Cleveland Clinic as an infection in the lungs caused by bacteria, viruses or fungi. —Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025

Some wolves only experience mild symptoms and can clear the infection and survive. —Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025

He was subsequently determined to have a respiratory tract infection, the Vatican said. —Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2025