Synonyms of syphilis
12 similar words
Another word for syphilis is cardboard box. Other synonyms of syphilis are French disease, syph, Cupid's disease, French gout and French pox.
Synonyms and similar words for syphilis
nounA disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.
- cardboard box slangSyphilis.
- French diseaseSyphilis.
- syph informal
- Cupid's disease datedSynonym of syphilis.
- French gout archaicSyphilis.
- French pox archaicSyphilis.
- great-pox obsoleteSyphilis.
- ladies' fever archaicSyphilis.
- leprosy archaicSimilar contagious skin diseases causing light patches of scaly skin, particularly psoriasis, syphilis, vitiligo...
- lues datedSyphilis.
- lues venerea archaicSynonym of syphilis.
- pox archaicSyphilis.
Meaning of syphilis
- noun A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.
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Questions about synonyms of syphilis
- What is another word for syphilis?
- Syphilis has 12 synonyms on Word.ws, such as cardboard box, French disease, syph, Cupid's disease, French gout, French pox, great-pox and ladies' fever.
- What does syphilis mean?
- Syphilis means a disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: syphilis (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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