transmissible

[trans-mis-uh-buhl, tranz-] / trænsˈmɪs ə bəl, trænz- /

ADJECTIVE

contagious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deadly endemic infectious poisonous spreading

WEAK

catching epidemic epizootic impartible inoculable pestiferous pestilential taking transmittable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

harmless

WEAK

noncommunicable

ADJECTIVE

hereditary

Synonyms

STRONGEST

genetic inborn transmitted

WEAK

ancestral bequeathed family genealogical handed-down heritable inbred inheritable inherited lineal maternal paternal patrimonial traditional willed

Antonyms

STRONGEST

acquired

Example Sentences

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When taken properly, these treatments may render the infection nontransmissible.

From Scientific American • Jul. 10, 2021