Synonyms & related words for influenza

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of influenza — including flu, grippe, pertussis, dengue, measles, smallpox. 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 influenza

Explore words related to influenza — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include pandemic, varioloid, grippy, lurgy, rhinovirus, morbilli, pertussal, enthetic. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for influenza

Common synonyms for influenza include flu, grippe, pertussis, dengue, measles, smallpox, pneumonia, mumps — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does influenza come from?

The word influenza breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root flu-, from Latin fluo (“flow”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.