Contagious
Contagious adjective - Capable of being passed by physical contact from one person to another.
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Synonyms for Contagious
Highly infectious and contagious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Highly infectious" instead an adjective "Contagious".
Highly infectious
Contagious and highly infectious are semantically related. You can use "Contagious" instead an adjective phrase "Highly infectious".
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Highly infectious and Contagious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contagious/highly_infectious
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