Synonyms & related words for pandemic

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of pandemic — including epidemic, epiphytotic, epizootic, pestilence, plague, contagious. 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 pandemic

Explore words related to pandemic — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include epidemically, influenza, flu, enzootic, outbreak, varioloid, grippe, contagion. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for pandemic

Common synonyms for pandemic include epidemic, epiphytotic, epizootic, pestilence, plague, contagious, infectious, tuberculosis — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does pandemic come from?

The word pandemic breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: pan-, from Greek pas (“all”); and -dem, from Greek demos (“people”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.