Contagious
Contagious adjective - Capable of being passed by physical contact from one person to another.
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Synonyms for Contagious
Disease-ridden and contagious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Disease-ridden" instead an adjective "Contagious".
Disease-ridden
Contagious and disease-ridden are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contagious" instead an adjective phrase "Disease-ridden".
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Related pairs
- foul and contagious
- foul and disease-ridden
- tainted and contagious
- tainted and disease-ridden
- contaminated and contagious
- contaminated and disease-ridden
- infected and contagious
- infected and disease-ridden
- noxious and contagious
- noxious and disease-ridden
- unwholesome and contagious
- unwholesome and disease-ridden
- ill and contagious
- ill and disease-ridden
Both words in one sentence
- Not only do rats tend to look a lot more aggressive and disease-ridden than their other rodent cousins such as the mouse, they can be more aggressive, and are just as susceptible to carrying and spreading contagious diseases.
Source: Killer Rabbit / Real Life
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Disease-ridden and Contagious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contagious/disease-ridden
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