COMMUNICABLE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for COMMUNICABLE?

Need another word that means the same as “communicable”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “communicable” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Communicable” are: catching, contagious, contractable, transmissible, transmittable, infectious, transferable, conveyable

Communicable as an Adjective

Definitions of "Communicable" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “communicable” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• (of a disease) able to be transmitted from one sufferer to another; contagious or infectious.
• Able to be communicated to others.
• Readily communicated.
• Capable of being transmitted by infection.
• (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection.

Synonyms of "Communicable" as an adjective (8 Words)

catching	(of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection. Chicken pox is catching until scabs form on all the blisters.
contagious	(of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection. A contagious disease.
contractable	(of a disease) able to be caught.
conveyable	Legally transferable to the ownership of another.
infectious	(of a disease or disease-causing organism) liable to be transmitted to people, organisms, etc. through the environment. Her enthusiasm is infectious.
transferable	Legally transferable to the ownership of another. Balances are not transferable by cheque.
transmissible	Occurring among members of a family usually by heredity. Transmissible tradition.
transmittable	Capable of being transmitted by infection.

Usage Examples of "Communicable" as an adjective

• The value of the product must be communicable to the potential consumers.
• The fight against communicable disease.
• A highly communicable form of conjunctivitis.
• Communicable ideas.

Associations of "Communicable" (30 Words)

abscess	Symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue. Once the abscesses burst they usually discharge for several days before gradually healing up.
anaerobic	Not aerobic. Anaerobic exercise requires short sudden bursts of energy.
catching	The act of detecting something catching sight of something. Catching cold is sometimes unavoidable.
contagion	The spreading of a harmful idea or practice. The contagion of disgrace.
contagious	(of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection. Precautions are taken with anyone who seems contagious.
disease	A particular quality or disposition regarded as adversely affecting a person or group of people. Bacterial meningitis is quite a rare disease.
epidemic	Of the nature of an epidemic. An epidemic of violent crime.
flu	Influenza. She was in bed with flu.
hookworm	Infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body usually through the skin.
ill	Presaging ill fortune. Ill judgement dogs the unsuccessful.
infect	Contaminate with a disease or microorganism. The panic in his voice infected her.
infection	The process of infecting or the state of being infected. Strict hygiene will limit the risk of infection.
infectious	Liable to spread infection. Her enthusiasm is infectious.
influenza	A highly contagious viral infection of the respiratory passages causing fever, severe aching, and catarrh, and often occurring in epidemics.
inoculation	The action of immunizing someone against a disease by introducing infective material, microorganisms, or vaccine into the body. Inoculation against flu was readily available.
malaria	An intermittent and remittent fever caused by a protozoan parasite which invades the red blood cells and is transmitted by mosquitoes in many tropical and subtropical regions.
pandemic	An outbreak of a pandemic disease. A pandemic outbreak of malaria.
pathogen	A bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.
pestilence	Any epidemic disease with a high death rate. Neither prayers nor demonstrations halted the advance of the pestilence.
plague	A contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium typically with the formation of buboes bubonic plague and sometimes infection of the lungs pneumonic plague. Those children are a damn plague.
pneumonia	Lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection in which the air sacs fill with pus and may become solid Inflammation may affect both lungs double pneumonia or only one single pneumonia.
sars	A respiratory disease of unknown etiology that apparently originated in mainland China in 2003; characterized by fever and coughing or difficulty breathing or hypoxia; can be fatal.
septic	Denoting a drainage system incorporating a septic tank. A septic environment.
smallpox	An acute contagious viral disease, with fever and pustules that usually leave permanent scars. It was effectively eradicated through vaccination by 1979.
taint	Something with a contaminating influence or effect. The taint of corruption which adhered to the government.
transmissible	(of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection. The virus mutated into a form that was transmissible between humans.
transmission	The mechanism by which power is transmitted from an engine to the axle in a motor vehicle. A three speed automatic transmission.
vaccination	The scar left following inoculation with a vaccine. Vaccination against yellow fever is essential.
vaccine	Immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies. There is no vaccine against the virus.
virus	An infection or disease caused by a virus. Bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread.