Synonyms for germ
dʒɜrmgerm

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. germ

   Synonyms:
   seed, nucleus, embryo, origin, bud

   Antonyms:
   fruit, development, result

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1. source, seed, germnoun

   anything that provides inspiration for later work

   Synonyms:
   generator, rootage, seeded player, seed, bug, reference, informant, seminal fluid, beginning, semen, cum, root, microbe, come, source, ejaculate, author, origin, reservoir

2. germnoun

   a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism

   Synonyms:
   seed, source, microbe, bug

3. microbe, bug, germnoun

   a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

   Synonyms:
   seed, hemipteran, hemipterous insect, bug, glitch, source, microbe, hemipteron

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1. germnoun

   Synonyms:
   ovary, embryo, seed-bud, young bud

2. germnoun

   Synonyms:
   origin, first principle

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1. germnoun

   Synonyms:
   origin, first principle, embryo, bud, seed, spore

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1. List of paraphrases for "germ":

   germinal, microbe, germs, bacteriological, germán, bacterial, sprouts, mutagenicity

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1. Mike McGrew:

   I’ve been trying for about 10 years to culture germ cells from other bird species. It’s hard.

2. John McInnes:

   It was working with the germ theory of the day, fresh air and sunlight were an important part of the curative process. There were a lot of times that was all we had to offer.

3. Victoria Sowards:

   Bringing one from home, you know it is clean and germ free.

4. Holly Phillips:

   Fluids help thin out the mucus that your body makes when you're sick, and when that germ-filled mucus is thinner, it's easier to clear out of your system.

5. Kevin Forsyth:

   The theory is that if people in close contact with the infant are not carrying the germ, then they can not transmit it to the infant, yes, it works, but practically it is not really feasible.