epidemics
adjectiveHow to pronounce epidemics:
Definition of epidemics:
- epidemics (adjective):
- (esp. of a disease) affecting many people in an area
- affecting or tending to affect a disproportionately large number of individuals within a population, community, or region at the same time
Synonyms for epidemics:
ailments
epidemic
illnesses
infections
maladies
pandemics
pestilences
pests
plagues
sicknesses
Antonyms for epidemics:
advantage
decrease
endemics
Here are some other common 4-syllable words.
- epidemic
- enuresis
- enterrium
- engineering
- energises
- endoscopy
- endoscopic
- emulated
- empowerment
- empowering
- emporium
- empirical
- emoticons
- emolument
- emissary
- emigration
- emblematize
- embarrassing
- emanated
- elysium
- elodea
- elisabeth
- elimelech
- elianna
- elevenses
- elevators
- elefante
- electronic
- electrify
- elatedness
- ejacula
- eisenhower
- egotism
- effectiveness
- editable
- ecphonesis
- economics
- ecology
- echinoderm
- ecchymosis
- eavesdropping
- eavesdropper
- dysprosium
- duplicator
- draconian
- dorsalgia
- dominating
- diuretic
- distribution
- distributed
- … more
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