Synonyms & related words for lumbago

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of lumbago — including backache, rheumatism, bursitis, myelitis, gout, neuritis. 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 lumbago

Explore words related to lumbago — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include sciatica, sciatic, rheumatics, pleurodynia, spondylitis, neuralgia, lumbar, nephralgia. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for lumbago

Common synonyms for lumbago include backache, rheumatism, bursitis, myelitis, gout, neuritis, podagra, dyspepsia — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does lumbago come from?

The word lumbago breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root lumb-, from Latin lumbus (“loin”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.