Synonyms of disease
14 similar words · 6 opposite words
Another word for disease is illness. Other synonyms of disease are sickness, disorder, ailment, malady and complaint. The opposite of disease is health.
Synonyms and similar words for disease
nounAn abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct...
- disorderA physical or mental malfunction.
- illnessAn instance (episode) of a disease or poor health.
- sicknessThe quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness; an illness.
- ailmentSomething which ails one; a disease; sickness.
- maladyAny ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.
nounMore synonyms
- affliction
- coathSickness; disease; pestilence.
- complaintA bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder.
- egritude
- ill healthA state of illness, or bad health.
- indisposition
- troubleHealth problems, ailment, generally of some particular part of the body.
- morbusA disease.
- rot
Opposite of disease
nounAn abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct...
- healthThe state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness.
- healthiness
- healthfulnessThe characteristic of being healthful; healthiness; wholesomeness.
- wellness
nounMore antonyms
- halenessThe state or quality of being hale.
- heartinessThe quality of being hearty.
Meaning of disease
- noun An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.
- noun Any abnormal or harmful condition, as of society, people's attitudes, way of living etc.
- noun A lack of ease; uneasiness; trouble; vexation; disquiet.
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Questions about synonyms of disease
- What is another word for disease?
- Disease has 14 synonyms on Word.ws, such as illness, sickness, disorder, ailment, malady, complaint, trouble and morbus.
- What is the opposite of disease?
- The opposite of disease is health. Other antonyms of disease are healthfulness.
- What does disease mean?
- Disease means an abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: disease (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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