Synonyms & related words for malignancy

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of malignancy — including malignance, malignity. 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 malignancy

Explore words related to malignancy — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include malignant, premalignant, nonmalignant, cancerously, carcinosarcoma, neoplasm, tumors, carcinoma. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for malignancy

Common synonyms for malignancy include malignance, malignity — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does malignancy come from?

The word malignancy breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root mal-, from Latin malus (“bad, evil”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.