Antonyms for cancer
ˈkæn sər; ˈkæŋ krican·cer

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cancernoun

   Antonyms:
   Capricornus

   Synonyms:
   Cancerian

2. Cancernoun

   A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a crab.

   Antonyms:
   Capricornus

   Synonyms:
   malignancy, growth, neoplasia, Cancerian

3. Cancernoun

   Antonyms:
   Capricornus

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1. • Arthropod Genus
   • Astrology
   • Constellation
   • Person
   • Sign
   • Zodiac

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. cancer, malignant neoplastic diseasenoun

   any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream

   Synonyms:
   malignant neoplastic disease, genus Cancer

2. Cancer, Crabnoun

   (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer

   Synonyms:
   crab louse, malignant neoplastic disease, crabby person, crabmeat, genus Cancer, pubic louse

3. Cancernoun

   a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini

   Synonyms:
   malignant neoplastic disease, genus Cancer

4. Cancer, Cancer the Crab, Crabnoun

   the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22

   Synonyms:
   crab louse, malignant neoplastic disease, crabby person, crabmeat, genus Cancer, pubic louse

5. Cancer, genus Cancernoun

   type genus of the family Cancridae

   Synonyms:
   malignant neoplastic disease, genus Cancer

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cancernoun

   Synonyms:
   carcinoma, carcinosis

   Associated words:
   cancerate, canceration, cancerous, cancriform, cancroid, solanoid

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cancer

   Synonyms:
   Cancer and malignancy are used interchangeably; cancer is somewhat colloquial; malignancy is relatively formal
   

2. cancer

   Synonyms:
   Malignancy

How to use cancer in a sentence?

1. Nida Corry:

   What we found is that having PTSD was associated with a greater risk of death from cancer and external causes.

2. Robert Herjavec:

   We saw everything from a ride-sharing program for people with cancer to a light source product, so there was a lot of stuff that really made people’s lives easier.

3. Lindy Thackston:

   When you hear you have cancer, I think it’s just natural to wonder if you’re going to die from it, it was just really hard to look at him.

4. Bav Shergill:

   Its always important to protect your skin from the suns harmful UV rays, as many as four out of every five cases of skin cancer are preventable.

5. Andre Rozier:

   His battle with cancer was truly the hardest battle he could ever face. Everything else was a walk in the park.

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