Communicable
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəˈmjuːnɪkəbəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Communicable is an adjective meaning (epidemiology, of a disease) Able to be transmitted between people or animals.
Meaning
(epidemiology, of a disease) Able to be transmitted between people or animals.
More Meanings
- Readily communicated.
- Talkative or expansive.
Example Sentences
(but the last two are not interchangeable in formal registers)
Synonyms for communicable
Depending on context, synonyms include transmissible, spreadable, catching, communicative, contagious, infectious.
Antonyms for communicable
Common opposites include nontransmissible, noncommunicable, incommunicable, ineffable.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include transmissible, contagious, catching, infectious, transmittable, communicative.
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