Synonyms: transmissible, transmittable, catching, communicable, contagious, contractable
Definition: (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
Similar words: infectious
Definition: easily spread
Usage: fear is exceedingly infectious; children catch it from their elders- Bertrand Russell
Synonyms: contagious
Definition: easily diffused or spread as from one person to another
Usage: a contagious grin
Similar words: infectious
Definition: easily spread
Usage: fear is exceedingly infectious; children catch it from their elders- Bertrand Russell