Synonyms for pestilence

Most common

plague · disease · scourge · blight

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Noun

Antonyms

health, well-being, cure

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   Any epidemic disease that is highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating.

Related words

Word family

pest pestilent

Forms

Plural

pestilences → plagues, diseases, scourges, blights…

Example sentences

• disease Eating healthfully can help prevent heart disease.
• plague Their first daughter died from the plague in 1576.
• blight The potato blight ruined the crop across Ireland.
• scourge Islam is the most dangerous scourge for society.
• canker I bit the inside of my lip and got a canker sore.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

pest¹

6 letters

plague¹, blight¹, canker², pestis

7 letters

disease², scourge¹, murrain

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (canker² = 2 syllables).