Plague Synonyms and Antonyms

plāg
A sudden increase in something, as the occurrence of a disease
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. epidemic
  2. black-death
  3. outbreak
  4. infestation
  5. influenza
  6. rash
To bring great harm or suffering to
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. torment
  2. disturb
  3. afflict
  4. agonize
  5. anguish
  6. trouble
  7. curse
  8. excruciate
  9. rack
  10. blight
  11. irk
  12. scourge
  13. smite
  14. strike
  15. torture
To trouble persistently from or as if from all sides
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. badger
  2. bedevil
  3. beleaguer
  4. beset
  5. besiege
  6. harass
  7. harry
  8. hound
  9. importune
  10. pester
  11. solicit
To pester or annoy persistently or incessantly.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. harass
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. calamitous
  2. pestilential

Words Related to Plague

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Plague Sentence Examples

  • He died of the plague in 1669.

  • One bad plague or invading horde would leave pretty much everyone starving.

  • She raced up the steps, wondering if men who could not be trusted would plague her entire life.

  • The plague of 1665, carried hither from London, almost depopulated this village, and the name of the rector, William Mompesson, attracted wide notice on account of his brave attempts to combat the outbreak.

  • Local annals specially mention the plague of 1648, the flood of 1651 and the earthquake of 1829.

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