Synonyms & related words for tumor

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of tumor — including neoplasm, carcinoma, sarcoma, malignancy, cancer, melanoma. 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 tumor

Explore words related to tumor — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include tumorous, cancerously, encephaloma, cancerous, scirrhus, choriocarcinoma, metastases, anaplastic. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for tumor

Common synonyms for tumor include neoplasm, carcinoma, sarcoma, malignancy, cancer, melanoma, cyst — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does tumor come from?

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