Contagious
Contagious adjective - Capable of being passed by physical contact from one person to another.
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Synonyms for Contagious
Lethal and contagious are semantically related in causing disease topic. In some cases you can use "Lethal" instead an adjective "Contagious".
Lethal
Lethal adjective - Likely to cause or capable of causing death.
Contagious and lethal are semantically related in causing disease topic. Sometimes you can use "Contagious" instead an adjective "Lethal".
Nearby Word: lethality
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Related pairs
- mortal and contagious
- mortal and lethal
- baneful and contagious
- baneful and lethal
- dangerous and contagious
- dangerous and lethal
- noxious and contagious
- noxious and lethal
- injurious and contagious
- injurious and lethal
- poisonous and contagious
- poisonous and lethal
- pernicious and contagious
- pernicious and lethal
Both words in one sentence
- Not 100% lethal or contagious, but enough people die that society starts to break down, especially in an out of the way town like Santa Olivia.
Source: Literature / Santa Olivia - Dave Barry suggested faking a contagious and lethal illness as a way to deter insurance salesmen.
Source: You Don't Want to Catch This -
Angel's Call is an extraterrestrial microbe that is both extremely contagious and lethal to human beings.
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