What is another word for cancer?
1139 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ kˈansə], [ kˈansə], [ k_ˈa_n_s_ə]
Cancer, also known as malignancy, is a disease characterized by the rapid and uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells with the potential to spread to other parts of the body. However, there are several synonyms that can be used to refer to cancer, including neoplasm, tumor, growth, or malignancy. Other synonyms, such as carcinoma, sarcoma, and leukemia, specify the type of cancer or the location within the body. Despite being a major health concern worldwide, there are ongoing efforts to identify new treatments and improve existing ones. Increasing awareness about cancer prevention and early detection is also essential to reduce the incidence and impact of this disease on individuals and society as a whole.
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Similar words for cancer:
- annoyance, curse (noun)
- astrology (noun)
- bane (noun)
- curse (noun)
- destroyer (noun)
- disease (noun)
- growth (noun)
- object (noun)
- plague (noun)
- poison (noun)
- sign of the zodiac (noun)
- toxin (noun)
- tumor (noun)
Synonyms for Cancer:
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- cytology .
- affliction ,
- bane ,
- calamity ,
- contagion ,
- curse ,
- doom ,
- evil ,
- ill ,
- infection ,
- misfortune ,
- poison ,
- scourge .
- Funguses ,
- cancroid ,
- cancroids ,
- fibrous tissue ,
- fibrousness ,
- fibrousnesses ,
- fungi ,
- out growth ,
- out growths ,
- out-growth ,
- out-growths ,
- para site ,
- para sites ,
- para-site ,
- para-sites ,
- wens .
Other synonyms:
- Hodgkin's Disease ,
- bogey ,
- bugaboo ,
- bugbear ,
- carcinogen ,
- carcinogenic ,
- carcinoma ,
- constellation ,
- destroyer ,
- incubus ,
- leukaemia ,
- leukemia ,
- loose cannon ,
- lymphoma ,
- melanoma ,
- metastasis ,
- offender ,
- precancerous ,
- risk ,
- sarcoma ,
- scare story .
- aggressive ,
- pressure ,
- trouble ,
- worry .
- concern .
- upset .
Other relevant words:
- ace ,
- across-the-board ,
- adept ,
- adulterate ,
- adventure ,
- afflictive ,
- affright ,
- agency ,
- ail ,
- ailment ,
- air pressure ,
- all-embracing ,
- all-encompassing ,
- all-inclusive ,
- anathemise ,
- anathemize ,
- anatomy ,
- anatoxin ,
- angle ,
- anneal ,
- anxiousness ,
- appendage ,
- approach pattern ,
- archer ,
- assemblage ,
- assembly ,
- asterisk ,
- asterism ,
- astrologist ,
- astromancy ,
- atmospheric pressure ,
- attack ,
- augury ,
- bad luck ,
- badly ,
- balance ,
- ball ,
- bang ,
- barf ,
- be sick ,
- bear on ,
- bedamn ,
- beef ,
- being ,
- beingness ,
- belligerent ,
- bellyache ,
- below ,
- benignant ,
- beset ,
- beshrew ,
- biliousness ,
- birthmark ,
- bitch ,
- bite ,
- blackjack ,
- blackmail ,
- blare ,
- blaspheme ,
- blazon ,
- blazonry ,
- bless ,
- blighter ,
- blizzard ,
- blow ,
- blueprint ,
- blur ,
- bod ,
- bogeyman ,
- bogy ,
- boiling point ,
- bomber ,
- booger ,
- boogeyman ,
- boom ,
- bother ,
- bowl over ,
- branch ,
- breakdown ,
- breakwater ,
- bring out ,
- broad ,
- broken ,
- build ,
- bulge ,
- bull ,
- bulwark ,
- bump ,
- bunco ,
- buncombe ,
- bunk ,
- bunko ,
- bunko game ,
- bunkum ,
- burden ,
- burn ,
- burthen ,
- business ,
- business concern ,
- business firm ,
- business organization ,
- calculate ,
- callousness ,
- canker sore ,
- capricornus ,
- carbon black ,
- care ,
- cargo ,
- cark ,
- case ,
- case-by-case ,
- cast of characters ,
- cast off ,
- casting ,
- cat ,
- cataclysm ,
- catastrophe ,
- cavity ,
- chagrin ,
- champion ,
- chance ,
- character ,
- character reference ,
- charge ,
- chassis ,
- chasten ,
- check ,
- chevvy ,
- chevy ,
- chivvy ,
- chivy ,
- chuck ,
- chunk ,
- churn ,
- cipher ,
- circumstance ,
- clap ,
- clavus ,
- clay sculpture ,
- clod ,
- clump ,
- coat of arms ,
- coerce ,
- collocate ,
- come forth ,
- come out ,
- come to ,
- complaint ,
- compute ,
- computer virus ,
- con ,
- con game ,
- condemn ,
- condemnation ,
- condition ,
- confidence game ,
- confidence trick ,
- configuration ,
- confused ,
- consequence ,
- consideration ,
- consignment ,
- contagious disease ,
- contract ,
- contrive ,
- convention ,
- corn whiskey ,
- corn whisky ,
- corrode ,
- corruptness ,
- couch ,
- count on ,
- counterspy ,
- cover ,
- crab louse ,
- crabby person ,
- crabmeat ,
- crampfish ,
- crock ,
- crucify ,
- cupful ,
- curse word ,
- cuss ,
- cut ,
- cypher ,
- daemon ,
- daimon ,
- damn ,
- danger ,
- dash ,
- daunt ,
- day of reckoning ,
- deadly ,
- deathly ,
- debase ,
- debility ,
- decompose ,
- decomposition ,
- deepening ,
- degeneracy ,
- delegacy ,
- denotation ,
- dental caries ,
- depravity ,
- derangement ,
- design ,
- designate ,
- desolate ,
- destine ,
- determine ,
- devastate ,
- development ,
- devil ,
- difficulty ,
- digit ,
- dilute ,
- dirt ball ,
- dirty word ,
- disaster ,
- discipline ,
- discomfit ,
- discommode ,
- discompose ,
- disconcert ,
- disgorge ,
- disoblige ,
- disorder ,
- disordered ,
- disposition ,
- disquiet ,
- disquieted ,
- distract ,
- distressed ,
- disturb ,
- disturbance ,
- disturbed ,
- domiciliate ,
- doomsday ,
- double ,
- dramatis personae ,
- draw ,
- drift ,
- drop ,
- eat ,
- eccentric ,
- edible corn ,
- effect ,
- effigy ,
- efflorescence ,
- egress ,
- electric ray ,
- emerge ,
- emergence ,
- encompassing ,
- encumbrance ,
- end of the world ,
- enter ,
- envenom ,
- envision ,
- epitome ,
- erotica ,
- eructation ,
- estimate ,
- event ,
- evilness ,
- excitation ,
- excitement ,
- excommunicate ,
- execration ,
- exercising weight ,
- existence ,
- exit ,
- experimental condition ,
- expletive ,
- extensive ,
- extravasation ,
- extrusion ,
- face of the earth ,
- fancy ,
- fast-growing ,
- fate ,
- fear ,
- feebleness ,
- fervor ,
- fervour ,
- fever blister ,
- fiber ,
- fibre ,
- fibrosity ,
- fictional character ,
- fictitious character ,
- fiend ,
- fig ,
- figure ,
- figure of speech ,
- filth ,
- financial obligation ,
- fire ,
- firing ,
- firm ,
- fish ,
- flack ,
- flagellate ,
- flagellum ,
- flak ,
- flesh ,
- flimflam ,
- foe ,
- foeman ,
- foolhardy ,
- force ,
- force per unit area ,
- forecast ,
- foretoken ,
- forge ,
- form ,
- formula ,
- frailness ,
- frailty ,
- frame ,
- free weight ,
- freight ,
- fright ,
- frighten ,
- frighten away ,
- frighten off ,
- fungus kingdom ,
- furuncle ,
- fuss ,
- gadfly ,
- gamble ,
- gather ,
- gawk ,
- genius ,
- gestural ,
- gibbosity ,
- gibbousness ,
- glob ,
- go forth ,
- goat ,
- good time ,
- goon ,
- government issue ,
- gram molecule ,
- graph ,
- grapheme ,
- graphic symbol ,
- grinder ,
- gripe ,
- grippe ,
- groin ,
- grouse ,
- growing ,
- groyne ,
- guff ,
- guided missile destroyer ,
- gun ,
- gun for hire ,
- gunman ,
- gunslinger ,
- gust ,
- gynaecology ,
- gynecology ,
- hale ,
- hall ,
- harass ,
- harden ,
- hardness ,
- harry ,
- hassle ,
- have to do with ,
- hazard ,
- headache ,
- headliner ,
- heady ,
- health problem ,
- hero ,
- hero sandwich ,
- hex ,
- hickey ,
- hired gun ,
- histrionics ,
- hit man ,
- hitman ,
- hoagie ,
- hoagy ,
- hobgoblin ,
- hogwash ,
- holler ,
- home ,
- homo ,
- honk ,
- horoscope ,
- hotshot ,
- household ,
- huffy ,
- human being ,
- human body ,
- humiliation ,
- humor ,
- humour ,
- hump ,
- hunk ,
- hurl ,
- hurtle ,
- hustle ,
- icon ,
- identity ,
- ignition ,
- ikon ,
- ill health ,
- ill luck ,
- illness ,
- image ,
- immorality ,
- imperativeness ,
- implements of war ,
- important person ,
- imprecate ,
- inauspicious ,
- incommode ,
- inconvenience ,
- inconvenience oneself ,
- increase ,
- increment ,
- incumbrance ,
- indebtedness ,
- indicant ,
- indication ,
- individualism ,
- individuality ,
- individuation ,
- infernal machine ,
- infestation ,
- inflaming ,
- influence ,
- influential person ,
- influenza ,
- iniquity ,
- insect ,
- insect bite ,
- insensibility ,
- insistence ,
- insistency ,
- inspissation ,
- interest ,
- internal representation ,
- intumescency ,
- irritability ,
- irritant ,
- irritation ,
- irruption ,
- issuance ,
- issuing ,
- item-by-item ,
- jeopardy ,
- jetty ,
- jinx ,
- jut ,
- kindling ,
- kingdom fungi ,
- knob ,
- knock down ,
- knock over ,
- lade ,
- laden ,
- lading ,
- lampblack ,
- lay on the line ,
- lay waste to ,
- lead ,
- leading ,
- lighting ,
- lineament ,
- lion ,
- load up ,
- loading ,
- lode ,
- look-alike ,
- louse ,
- lout ,
- loving cup ,
- lubber ,
- lummox ,
- mad ,
- maize ,
- make out ,
- maledict ,
- malefic ,
- malevolent ,
- malign ,
- malignance ,
- malignant melanoma ,
- malignity ,
- man ,
- manse ,
- mansion house ,
- mantle ,
- mark ,
- material body ,
- matter ,
- maturate ,
- maturation ,
- maven ,
- mavin ,
- menage ,
- mental image ,
- mental representation ,
- mentality ,
- meter reading ,
- military issue ,
- mind-set ,
- mindset ,
- model ,
- modeling ,
- moderate ,
- moil ,
- mol ,
- molder ,
- moldiness ,
- molding ,
- moldy ,
- molest ,
- mollify ,
- monster ,
- mood ,
- mortify ,
- moulding ,
- munition ,
- mustiness ,
- musty ,
- nail ,
- name ,
- nature ,
- nausea ,
- necrose ,
- necrosis ,
- nemesis ,
- nether ,
- nightmare ,
- node ,
- nonmalignant neoplasm ,
- nonmalignant tumour ,
- normal ,
- normalize ,
- number ,
- numbfish ,
- oaf ,
- oath ,
- obelisk ,
- obscenity ,
- occupy ,
- offset ,
- offshoot ,
- offspring ,
- ogre ,
- ominous ,
- ontogenesis ,
- ontogeny ,
- onus ,
- opposition ,
- oral herpes ,
- organism ,
- outbreak ,
- outcome ,
- outlet ,
- outlook ,
- overthrow ,
- overturn ,
- overturned ,
- pain ,
- painful ,
- pall ,
- pang ,
- panic ,
- panic attack ,
- panoptic ,
- paradigm ,
- parasitic worm ,
- part ,
- pattern ,
- payload ,
- payoff ,
- peevishness ,
- peril ,
- persona ,
- personage ,
- personal identity ,
- personality ,
- pertain ,
- perturb ,
- perturbation ,
- pesterer ,
- pestis ,
- pettishness ,
- physical body ,
- physique ,
- picture ,
- pillory ,
- pique ,
- plaster bandage ,
- plaster cast ,
- polarity ,
- poor boy ,
- poorly ,
- porn ,
- porno ,
- pornography ,
- pouch ,
- practice ,
- precondition ,
- preindication ,
- press ,
- pressing ,
- pressure level ,
- pressure sensation ,
- prick ,
- pricker ,
- prickle ,
- prima ,
- principal ,
- private ,
- problem ,
- proceeds ,
- process ,
- progeny ,
- project ,
- prominence ,
- prototype ,
- protrusion ,
- provoke ,
- psyche ,
- pubic louse ,
- public figure ,
- publication ,
- publish ,
- puffiness ,
- puke ,
- purge ,
- put ,
- put on the line ,
- put out ,
- put up ,
- putrefaction ,
- putrescence ,
- putridness ,
- qualify ,
- quality ,
- radiation diagram ,
- radiation pattern ,
- ram ,
- ramble ,
- range ,
- range of a function ,
- ratify ,
- ravage ,
- raw ,
- reading ,
- reckless ,
- reckon ,
- redact ,
- redness ,
- refer ,
- reference ,
- regorge ,
- regulate ,
- regurgitate ,
- relate ,
- release ,
- representation ,
- residence ,
- result ,
- retch ,
- return ,
- risk of exposure ,
- risk of infection ,
- roam ,
- roil ,
- role ,
- roll ,
- roseola ,
- rottenness ,
- rotting ,
- rove ,
- rubor ,
- ruiner ,
- rule ,
- run a risk ,
- rust fungus ,
- rust-brown ,
- rusting ,
- rusty ,
- sack ,
- sauk ,
- savage ,
- scare away ,
- scare off ,
- scorpius ,
- season ,
- seawall ,
- sebaceous cyst ,
- see ,
- seethe ,
- sensation ,
- sensitive ,
- sentence ,
- shake off ,
- shape ,
- shed ,
- shell ,
- shipment ,
- shoot ,
- shooter ,
- sick ,
- sign on ,
- sign up ,
- sign-language ,
- signal ,
- signaling ,
- signalise ,
- signalize ,
- signboard ,
- signed ,
- simulacrum ,
- single ,
- skin rash ,
- slant ,
- slough ,
- smash ,
- smear ,
- smudge ,
- smut fungus ,
- snake ,
- snappishness ,
- soma ,
- soot ,
- soulfulness ,
- specify ,
- spew ,
- sphacelate ,
- spikelet ,
- spine ,
- spue ,
- squamous cell carcinoma ,
- squawk ,
- squeeze ,
- squirm ,
- stamp ,
- star divination ,
- star topology ,
- starring ,
- stars ,
- status ,
- steatocystoma ,
- stellar ,
- stick ,
- sticker ,
- sting operation ,
- stinging ,
- stipulate ,
- stipulation ,
- stray ,
- stretch ,
- strings ,
- strong-growing ,
- stumblebum ,
- sub ,
- subject ,
- submarine ,
- submarine sandwich ,
- subscribe ,
- subversion ,
- superstar ,
- supply ,
- suppurate ,
- suppurating sore ,
- surliness ,
- swage ,
- swan ,
- swear ,
- swearing ,
- swearword ,
- symbol ,
- symbolic representation ,
- symbolisation ,
- symbolism ,
- symbolization ,
- system of weights ,
- take ,
- take a chance ,
- take chances ,
- takings ,
- temper ,
- temperament ,
- tender ,
- term ,
- terror ,
- theater ,
- theatre ,
- theatrical ,
- theatrical performance ,
- theatrical role ,
- theca ,
- thickener ,
- threat ,
- throw ,
- throw away ,
- throw off ,
- throw up ,
- ticking bomb ,
- tip over ,
- tooth decay ,
- topic ,
- torment ,
- touch ,
- touch on ,
- tough luck ,
- toughness ,
- toxicant ,
- traffic pattern ,
- tragedy ,
- train ,
- tramp ,
- transforming gene ,
- transfuse ,
- transmission ,
- trial ,
- triggerman ,
- trope ,
- trouble oneself ,
- tumor ,
- tump over ,
- turn over ,
- turnover ,
- twin ,
- twinge ,
- twins ,
- twist ,
- type ,
- ulcerated ,
- ulceration ,
- ulcerous ,
- undoer ,
- unfeelingness ,
- unhinge ,
- untune ,
- unwellness ,
- upchuck ,
- uprooter ,
- upshot ,
- upturned ,
- vagabond ,
- vesicle ,
- vex ,
- vexation ,
- vicious ,
- virgin ,
- virtuoso ,
- visualise ,
- visualize ,
- volcanic eruption ,
- vomit ,
- vomit up ,
- vulgarism ,
- wander ,
- warhead ,
- waste ,
- waster ,
- way out ,
- weaponry ,
- weapons system ,
- wedge ,
- weight down ,
- weight unit ,
- weightiness ,
- weighting ,
- wellness ,
- whammy ,
- whiz ,
- whizz ,
- wickedness ,
- wide ,
- wiz ,
- wizard ,
- work ,
- work out ,
- worried ,
- wrestle ,
- wriggle ,
- write out ,
- writhe ,
- wrongdoer ,
- yield ,
- zep .
- crab .
- aquarius ,
- aries ,
- astrological ,
- astrology ,
- capricorn ,
- cast ,
- chart ,
- gemini ,
- leo ,
- libra ,
- pisces ,
- sagittarius ,
- scorpio ,
- sign ,
- star ,
- star sign ,
- taurus ,
- the zodiac ,
- under ,
- virgo .
- C ,
- Diffuse Lymphoma ,
- Fungosity ,
- Imposthume ,
- Sphacelation ,
- abscess ,
- arms ,
- arthropod genus ,
- benign tumor ,
- big c ,
- blast ,
- blight ,
- boil ,
- breaking out ,
- callosity ,
- callus ,
- cancer the crab ,
- cancerous ,
- cankerous ,
- cankerworm ,
- carbuncle ,
- carcinomatous ,
- caries ,
- carking care ,
- cold sore ,
- corn ,
- corruption ,
- cyst ,
- dagger ,
- destructive ,
- eruption ,
- excrescence ,
- fester ,
- fungus ,
- gangrene ,
- gathering ,
- genus cancer ,
- helminth ,
- instrument of punishment ,
- intumescence ,
- issue ,
- leprosy ,
- long illness ,
- lump ,
- malady ,
- malignant ,
- malignant neoplastic disease ,
- malignant tumor ,
- mansion ,
- metastatic tumor ,
- mildew ,
- mold ,
- mole ,
- mortification ,
- moth ,
- mould ,
- moulder ,
- mouldy ,
- must ,
- neoplasm ,
- neoplastic disease ,
- nevus ,
- noli-me-tangere ,
- nonmalignant tumor ,
- outgrowth ,
- pest ,
- pestilence ,
- pimple ,
- protuberance ,
- proud flesh ,
- rash ,
- rot ,
- rust ,
- scorpion ,
- sickness ,
- sign of the zodiac ,
- smut ,
- sore ,
- sphacelus ,
- sting ,
- swelling ,
- thorn ,
- torpedo ,
- toxin ,
- tumour ,
- ulcer ,
- verruca ,
- viper ,
- virus ,
- wart ,
- wen ,
- worm ,
- zodiac sign .
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How to use "Cancer" in context?
Since ancient times, cancer has been feared and treated as a death sentence. Today, however, cancer is one of the most common causes of death in the world. It is estimated that about 1 in 8 people will develop cancer in their lifetime. The good news is that cancer is a manageable disease that can be cured if caught early.
Paraphrases for Cancer:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
carcinogen, cheers, carcinogenesis.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
anticancer, canker, carcinoma, carcinogenicity.
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Noun, singular or mass
Holonyms for Cancer:
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zodiac.
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object
Hyponym for Cancer:
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sucres
- Synonyms:
- dominoes, dominos.
