Synonyms & related words for pus

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of pus — including sanies, purulence, suppuration, ichor, festering, gleet. 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 pus

Explore words related to pus — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include purulent, sanious, pyosis, suppurating, pustule, ichorous, dejecta, abscesses. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for pus

Common synonyms for pus include sanies, purulence, suppuration, ichor, festering, gleet, mucus, phlegm — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does pus come from?

The word pus breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root pu-, from Latin pu (“to rot, be foul”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.