Synonyms & related words for morbid

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of morbid — including ghoulish, pathological, diseased, macabre, gruesome, grisly. 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 morbid

Explore words related to morbid — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include morbidly, morbidness, pathologic, ghoulishly, morbidity, ghoulishness, unwholesomeness, grisliness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for morbid

Common synonyms for morbid include ghoulish, pathological, diseased, macabre, gruesome, grisly, ghastly, grim — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does morbid come from?

The word morbid breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root morb-, from Latin morbus (“disease”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.