Synonyms for grippe

Most common

grip · flu · influenza · catarrh

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Influenza, the flu.

Forms

Plural

grippes → influenzas, flus, grips, catarrhs…

Example sentences

• grip The dictator rules the country with an iron grip.
• flu I can't go to school today because I have the flu.
• influenza This medicine is no protection against influenza.
• catarrh Calvin had become a chronic sufferer from ague and catarrh.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

flu¹

4 letters

grip¹

7 letters

catarrh

9 letters

influenza⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (influenza⁴ = 4 syllables).