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Synonyms of HIV

16 similar words

Another word for HIV is HIV/AIDS. Other synonyms of HIV are human immunodeficiency virus, AIDS virus, HIV virus, house in Virginia and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Synonyms and similar words for HIV

nounThe infection caused by HIV.

  • human immunodeficiency virusEither of the two species of retroviruses that infect cells in the human immune system and can potentially lead to...
  • AIDS virusSynonym of human immunodeficiency virus (often proscribed).
  • HIV virusSynonym of HIV (“human immunodeficiency virus”).
  • house in Virginia euphemisticHIV, the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS.
  • HIV/AIDSHIV infection and AIDS, considered as a whole, that is, a single disease spectrum, from asymptomatic infection, through...
  • acquired immunodeficiency syndromeA medical condition caused by advanced infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), characterized by a low...
  • AIDSExtremely annoying or frustrating.
  • human T-lymphotropic virus III dated
  • HTLV-III dated
  • lymphadenopathy-associated virus dated
  • LAV dated
  • 4H disease dated, offensiveSynonym of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
  • gay cancer dated, offensiveSynonym of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
  • gay plague dated, offensiveSynonym of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
  • gay-related immunodeficiency dated, offensiveSynonym of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
  • GRID dated, offensive

Meaning of HIV

  1. noun The infection caused by HIV.

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Questions about synonyms of HIV

What is another word for HIV?
HIV has 16 synonyms on Word.ws, such as HIV/AIDS, human immunodeficiency virus, AIDS virus, HIV virus, house in Virginia, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, AIDS and human T-lymphotropic virus III.
What does HIV mean?
HIV means the infection caused by HIV.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: HIV (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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