contagious
adjectiveHow many syllables in contagious?
There are 4 syllables in the word contagious.How to pronounce contagious:
Definition of contagious:
- contagious (adjective):
- see also contagious disease
- (of a disease) capable of being passed on by contact
- easily diffused or spread as from one person to another.
- transmissible by direct or indirect contact with an infected person
Synonyms for contagious:
catching
communicable
contractable
epidemic
epizootic
infectious
infective
pestiferous
pestilential
spreading
taking
transmissible
transmittable
Antonyms for contagious:
harmless
incommunicable
incontractable
non-catching
non-contagious
non-infectious
non-transmittable
noncommunicable
noncontagious
uncontagious
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