Illness : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'illness': discover synonyms for the word illness, such as sickness or malady.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as illness. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": sickness and malady.


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Synonyms for illness sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for illness Degree of synonymy of illness Frequency in the language
sickness
   30052 7.94  
malady
   30052 0.43  
sick
   20052 165.43  
malaise
   20052 0.16  
ailment
   20052 0.51  
diseased
   20052 1.14  
morbidity
   20051 0.10  
infirmity
   20050 0.22  
impairment
   20048 0.20  
affliction
   20046 1.18  
discomfort
   20046 1.59  
degeneration
   20045 0.39  
disorder
   20044 7.14  
disturbance
   20042 3.94  
ill
   20041 21.27  
wilt
   20041 1.82  
turmoil
   20040 1.24  
unrest
   20034 1.02  
disruption
   20028 1.00  
outbreak
   20017 1.94  

Lexical field of "illness"

sickness
malady
illnesses
ailment
disease
infection
cancer
affliction
flu
influenza
diseases
virus
sick
outbreak
poisoning
ill
dementia
infections
pertussis
infirmity
syndrome
health
malaria
sars
cjd
epidemic
stroke
diabetes
disorder
leprosy
fever
discomfort
schizophrenia
condition
medical
mental
morbidity
malaise
autoimmune
disorders
degeneration
hodgkin
parkinson
kaposi
strife
intoxication
troubles
pathology
turmoil
mildew