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infectiveness Synonyms
Another word for infectiveness
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• noun (Context 1)
The quality or state of being infective; the ability of a pathogen or disease to establish an infection or spread from one host to another.
Usage Example
"Epidemiologists studied the new viral strain to determine its overall infectivity in densely populated areas."
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infectivity
infectiousness
contagiousness
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transmissibility
communicability
virulence
Opposites of infectiveness
The opposite of infectiveness shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:
noninfectiveness
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Infectiveness. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/infectiveness