Synonyms for inflammation
Most common
redness irritation rubor excitement excitation heat ignition
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Redness
2. Excitement
excitement, excitation, fervor US, fervour UK
3. Heat — violent excitement
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Violent excitement.
an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties
- n. 2
The state of being inflamed.
- n. 3
A condition of any part of the body, consisting of congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain.
Related words
- Word family
- inflammable inflammatory
Forms
- Plural
- inflammations → rednesses, irritations, excitements, excitations…
Example sentences
- irritation The vet examined the cat for a wound or irritation.
- redness Dmitri dismissed the redness on his ankle as a rash.
- heat I don't mind the cold, but I can't stand the heat.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| inflammation | rising | |
| irritation | rising | |
| redness | rising | |
| rubor | rising | |
| heat | falling | |
| rankling | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- heat1
- 5 letters
- rubor
- 6 letters
- firing2, fervor2
- 7 letters
- passion2, redness2, fervour
- 8 letters
- lighting2, ignition3, kindling2, rankling2
- 9 letters
- animosity5
- 10 letters
- excitement3, turbulence3, irritation4, excitation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (firing2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- inflammation
- Italiano
- infiammazione
- Deutsch
- Entzündung