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Contagious

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /kənˈteɪdʒəs/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Contagious is an adjective meaning (of a disease) Easily transmitted to others.

Meaning

(of a disease) Easily transmitted to others.

More Meanings

  1. (figurative) Easily passed on to others.
  2. (of a person) Having a disease that can be transmitted to another person.
  3. Contiguous.

Example Sentences

contagious enthusiasm; infectious laughter
Wearing jeans was a contagious fad at that time.
One such investigation described how kindness can be contagious.
They were highly contagious, spreading bacteria to other people.

Synonyms for contagious

Depending on context, synonyms include catching, infectious, spreadable, transmissible, contractable, communicable.

catchinginfectiousspreadabletransmissiblecontractablecommunicabletransmittable

Antonyms for contagious

Common opposites include non-contagious, noncontagious, noninfectious, nontransmissible, noncommunicable.

non-contagiousnoncontagiousnoninfectiousnontransmissiblenoncommunicable

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include catching, communicable, transmissible, infectious, transmittable, contractable.

catchingcommunicabletransmissibleinfectioustransmittablecontractableinfectedepidemiologicalvirulentagalactiagastrictransmittedferryspreadablepandemicepizooticepidemiczymoticinfectivecontractible

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