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Synonyms of fever

6 similar words

Another word for fever is temperature. Other synonyms of fever are pyrexia.

Synonyms and similar words for fever

nounA higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by...

  • high temperature
  • pyrexiaFever.
  • temperatureAn elevated body temperature, as present in many illnesses; fever.

nounA state of excitement or anxiety.

Meaning of fever

  1. noun A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.
  2. noun Any of various diseases.
  3. noun A state of excitement or anxiety.

Full definition of fever

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Questions about synonyms of fever

What is another word for fever?
Fever has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as temperature and pyrexia.
What does fever mean?
Fever means a higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fever (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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