Synonyms & related words for pathogen

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of pathogen — including bacterium, bacteria, microbe, rickettsia, spirochete, staphylococcus. 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 pathogen

Explore words related to pathogen — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include pathogenic, pathogenous, nonpathogenic, morbific, pathogenicity, bacterial, microorganisms, superbug. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for pathogen

Common synonyms for pathogen include bacterium, bacteria, microbe, rickettsia, spirochete, staphylococcus, vibrio, bacillus — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does pathogen come from?

The word pathogen breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: path-, from Greek paskhein (“to suffer, experience, be affected”); and -gen, from Greek genes (“producing, born”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.