Synonyms & related words for hormone

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of hormone — including endocrine, androgen, autacoid, progesterone, corticosterone, androsterone. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to hormone

Explore words related to hormone — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include hormonal, gonadotropin, lipotropin, estradiol, leptin, prolactin, estrogen, testosterone. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for hormone

Common synonyms for hormone include endocrine, androgen, autacoid, progesterone, corticosterone, androsterone, insulin — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does hormone come from?

The word hormone breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root hormon-, from Greek hormao (“set in motion”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.