Synonyms for hospital
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Noun
1. Infirmary
infirmary, sanatorium, sanitarium US, sickhouse rare
Other
medical center US, asylum
Definitions
- n. 1
A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical or surgical treatment.
Luckily an ambulance arrived quickly and he was rushed to hospital.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- hospitals → infirmaries, sanatoriums, sickhouses, asylums…
Example sentences
- infirmary Martino was treated at the army base’s infirmary.
- sanatorium Tom became sick and spent time in a sanatorium.
- asylum The majority of the insane asylum was closed down.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| hospital | steady | |
| infirmary | rising | |
| sanatorium | falling | |
| asylum | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- asylum3
- 9 letters
- infirmary4, sickhouse
- 10 letters
- sanatorium, sanitarium
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (asylum3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- hôpital
- Italiano
- ospedale
- Español
- hospital
- Deutsch
- Krankenhaus
- Català
- hospital