asymptomatic
Syllables: asym·ptom·at·ic/ˌeɪsɪm(p)təˈmætɪk//ˌeɪˌsɪm(p)təˈmætɪk/
asymptomatic adjective: not exhibiting any symptoms of disease, as for example in a case which is subclinical (“without signs detectable by physical examination or laboratory test”).
Adjective
asymptomatic (not comparable)
- Not exhibiting any symptoms of disease, as for example in a case which is subclinical (“without signs detectable by physical examination or laboratory test”).
- French woman taken to Paris in serious condition while American flown to Nebraska is asymptomatic, say officials[.]2026 May 11, Angelique Chrisafis, “Evacuated US and French MV Hondius passengers test positive for hantavirus”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- Synonyms:
- nonsymptomatic, symptomless, subpatent
- Antonyms:
- symptomatic
Noun
asymptomatic (plural asymptomatics)
- A person or an animal that exhibits no symptoms of disease.
- After a 10-day observation period, group 1 was divided into subgroup 1A (symptomatics) and subgroup 1B (asymptomatics).
- [S]uch a high adult prevalence of parasites emphasises the relevance of the adult malaria parasite reservoir on the transmission of disease in both children and adults and it supports the need for further consideration and research evaluation of treatment of asymptomatics, including approaches such...2015 July 8, Rachel Jenkins [et al.], “Prevalence of Malaria Parasites in Adults and Its Determinants in Malaria Endemic Area of Kisumu County, Kenya”, in Malaria Journal, volume 14, London: BioMed...
- Antonyms:
- symptomatic
- Preceded by the: people or animals that exhibit no symptoms of disease regarded collectively.
- At the end of the observation period, those who are still symptomatic require second-line treatment, whereas the asymptomatic are discharged.
asymptomatic meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
asymptomatic in Hindi
- not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
- अलक्षणी alakṣaṇī
asymptomatic in Tamil
- அறிகுறியில்
asymptomatic in Urdu
- not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
- غیر علامتی
asymptomatic in Bengali
- not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
- উপসর্গহীন upośorgohin
More languagesFewer languages
- asymptomatic in Arabic
- بِدُون أَعْرَاض bidūn ʔaʕrāḍ, بِلَا أَعْرَاض bilā ʔaʕrāḍ
- asymptomatic in Indonesian
- asimtomatik
- asymptomatic in Persian
- بدون علامت
- asymptomatic in Thai
- ไร้อาการ
- asymptomatic in Vietnamese
- không có triệu chứng
Examples of asymptomatic in a sentence
- All five men are currently asymptomatic and wore face masks while in these stores.
- A previously asymptomatic 62-year-old male presented with ataxia and oscillopsia with progression over a 6-week interval.
- Upon infection, dogs can develop distinct clinical manifestations of the disease: asymptomatic, oligosymptomatic, or symptomatic stages.
Synonyms of asymptomatic
Antonyms
Forms of asymptomatic
| plural | asymptomatics |
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Origin of asymptomatic
PIE word *ḱóm The adjective is derived from a- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + symptomatic. The noun is derived from the adjective.
Words formed from asymptomatic
Words that rhyme with asymptomatic
- automatic
- chromatic
- emphatic
- static
- systematic
- idiomatic
- attic
- hexachromatic
- thematic
- aromatic
- democratic
- hepatic
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- lymphatic
- schematic
- adiabatic
- aristocratic
- athematic
- autocratic
- axiomatic
- chiasmatic
- erratic
- fanatic
- fluorochromatic
- interchromatic
- phlegmatic
- prismatic
- psychosomatic
- quadchromatic
- rheumatic
- sciatic
- stromatic
- aerobatic
- altermatic
- aposematic
- asthmatic
- bathochromatic
- bizygomatic
- bureaucratic
- chorochromatic
- chromocratic
- circumzygomatic
- coccochromatic
- curatic
- diabatic
- dyschromatic
- endolymphatic
- episematic
- epistatic
- frontozygomatic
- glymphatic
- goniochromatic
- graphematic
- herostratic
- hydroinformatic
- idiosyncratic
- immunochromatic
- infrazygomatic
- interzygomatic
- katabatic
- kinechromatic
Questions about asymptomatic
- What does asymptomatic mean?
- Asymptomatic means not exhibiting any symptoms of disease, as for example in a case which is subclinical (“without signs detectable by physical examination or laboratory test”).
- What is asymptomatic in Hindi?
- Asymptomatic in Hindi is अलक्षणी (alakṣaṇī). See Asymptomatic meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is asymptomatic?
- Asymptomatic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce asymptomatic?
- Asymptomatic is pronounced /ˌeɪsɪm(p)təˈmætɪk/ (UK).
Words near asymptomatic in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: asymptomatic (page history and authors); asymptomatic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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