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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of infection

Pertussis, a highly contagious respiratory infection, poses a serious risk to vulnerable groups like infants and unvaccinated individuals. —Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2024

In early November, Buckingham Palace announced in a statement that Camilla had been diagnosed with a chest infection and would not attend events during the United Kingdom's annual Remembrance weekend. —Ashley Hume, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024

The injections also lowered the HIV infection rate in a group of cisgender men and gender-diverse people by 96% compared to the background incidence of infection in those populations. —Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024

Chicken is a major source of salmonella infection, and one in every 25 packages of chicken at the grocery store is expected to be contaminated. —Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024