contagious

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Learn the meaning of contagious with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.

contagious

(adjective)

Meaning

able to be spread from person to person

Example

"The contagious disease spread rapidly through the school."

Synonyms

infectioustransmissible

Antonyms

noninfectiousisolated

More about this word

Word origin
From Latin 'contagiosus', meaning to touch together.
Related word forms
  • noun: contagion
  • adverb: contagiously