Synonyms of pandemic

19 similar words · 1 opposite word

Another word for pandemic is panepidemic. Other synonyms of pandemic are pandemial, pandemical, common, ubiquitous and universal. The opposite of pandemic is nonpandemic.

Synonyms and similar words for pandemic

panepidemicA pandemic.
pandemial obsoleteOf a disease: epidemic over a wide geographical area and affecting a large proportion of the population; also, of or...
pandemical obsoletePandemic.

common
ubiquitous
universal
disseminated
far-flung
extensive
pervasiveManifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.
predominant
prevailing
prevalent
regnant
rifeWidespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things).
spread out
systemic
widespread

adjective Of a disease: epidemic over a wide geographical area and affecting a large proportion of the population; also, of or pertaining to a disease of this nature.
adjective General, widespread.
noun A pandemic disease; a disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population.

What is another word for pandemic?: Pandemic has 19 synonyms on Word.ws, such as panepidemic, pandemial, pandemical, common, ubiquitous, universal, disseminated and far-flung.
What is the opposite of pandemic?: The opposite of pandemic is nonpandemic.
What does pandemic mean?: Pandemic means of a disease: epidemic over a wide geographical area and affecting a large proportion of the population; also, of or pertaining to a disease of this nature.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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