Disease
Disease noun - An abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning.
Usage example: they caught a rare disease while they were traveling in Africa and were sick for weeks
Plague is a synonym for disease in ailment topic. In some cases you can use "Plague" instead a noun "Disease", when it comes to topics like evil, epidemic, pestilence.
Nearby Word: diseased
Plague
Plague noun - A widespread disease resulting in a high rate of death.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| similar | similar disease | similar plague |
| common | common disease | common plague |
| specific | specific disease | specific plague |
| alien | alien disease | alien plague |
| Other adjectives: nasty, actual, real, terrible, horrible, supernatural, deadly, fatal, lethal, mysterious, incurable, unknown, strange, said, contagious, magical, devastating, horrific, crippling, debilitating, eponymous, genetic, viral. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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They will be untouched by plague or disease, no sickness will blight them.
Source: Space Marine -
In addition to his being the lord of the dead, he also is associated with disease and plague.
Source: Plaguemaster -
Once thriving populations now lie decimated by plague and disease.
Source: Video Game / NieR
Cite this Source
Plague and Disease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/disease/plague
Disease & Plague. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/disease/plague>.
Plague or Disease. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/disease/plague.
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