😂contagious

adjective
/kənˈteɪdʒəs/

Meaning

Able to be transmitted from one person to another, typically by direct contact; also used for emotions or attitudes that spread quickly.
likely to spread to and affect others; infectious

Example Sentences

Her laughter was so contagious that everyone started laughing.

Her laughter is contagious and makes everyone smile.

Example Expressions

contagious enthusiasm

Synonyms

infectious, communicable, transmittable, spreading, transmissible, catching
Entry 1
infectious, communicable, transmittable, spreading
Entry 2
infectious, spreading, transmissible, catching

Antonyms

noninfectious, immune, non-contagious, isolated, contained
Entry 1
noninfectious, immune
Entry 2
non-contagious, isolated, contained

Collocations

contagious disease, contagious smile, contagious laughter, highly contagious, contagious enthusiasm
Entry 1
contagious disease, contagious smile, contagious laughter, highly contagious
Entry 2
contagious disease, contagious laughter, contagious enthusiasm, contagious smile

More Example Sentences

Is this a contagious disease?

Related Vocabularies

At an angle of 90 degrees to a given line, plane, or surface.
Similar or uniform in nature; often used interchangeably with 'homogeneous'.
Characterized by or causing unity and sticking together.
existing in large numbers; many; abundant
soft and limp; lacking firmness; drooping
expressing or showing sadness and sorrow; inclined to weep

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