Synonyms & related words for symptom

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of symptom — including symptomatology, prodrome, syndrome, malady, disease, ailment. 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 symptom

Explore words related to symptom — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include symptomatic, symptomless, festination, symptomatically, asymptomatically, idiopathy, cardiomegaly, amyotonia. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for symptom

Common synonyms for symptom include symptomatology, prodrome, syndrome, malady, disease, ailment — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does symptom come from?

The word symptom breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: sym-, from Greek syn (“together, with”); and -ptom, from Greek pipto (“fall”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.