Synonyms for symptom
ˈsɪmp təmsymp·tom

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1. symptomnoun

   Synonyms:
   sign, indication, manifestation

   Antonyms:
   cause

2. symptomnoun

   A perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash.

   Synonyms:
   manifestation, sign, indication

   Antonyms:
   cause

3. symptomnoun

   Anything that indicates, or is characteristic of, the presence of something else, especially of something undesirable.

   Synonyms:
   indication, manifestation, sign

   Antonyms:
   cause

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1. symptom

   A sign (Latin signum) is any distinctive mark by which a thing may be recognized or its presence known, and may be intentional or accidental, natural or artificial, suggestive, descriptive, or wholly arbitrary; thus, a blush may be a sign of shame; the footprint of an animal is a sign that it has passed; the sign of a business house now usually declares what is done or kept within, but formerly might be an object having no connection with the business, as "the sign of the trout;" the letters of the alphabet are signs of certain sounds. While a sign may be involuntary, and even unconscious, a signal is always voluntary, and is usually concerted; a ship may show signs of distress to the casual observer, but signals of distress are a distinct appeal for aid. A symptom is a vital phenomenon resulting from a diseased condition; in medical language a sign is an indication of any physical condition, whether morbid or healthy; thus, a hot skin and rapid pulse are symptoms of pneumonia; dulness of some portion of the lungs under percussion is one of the physical signs. Compare AUGUR; CHARACTERISTIC; EMBLEM.

   Synonyms:
   emblem, indication, manifestation, mark, note, omen, presage, prognostic, sign, signal, symbol, token, type

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 3 votes

1. symptom

   Synonyms:
   concurrent, concomitant, premonition, indication, mark, note, sign, token

   Antonyms:
   misindication

Princeton's WordNet

1. symptomnoun

   (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease

2. symptomnoun

   anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence

Matched Categories

1. • Evidence
   • Indication
   • Medicine

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. symptomnoun

   Synonyms:
   indication, sign, mark, note, token

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. symptomnoun

   Synonyms:
   indication, mark, sign, evidence, diagnostic

   Associated words:
   symptomatic, rymptomatology, semeiology, semeiotic, semeiography, pathognomonic, diagnosticate, diagnosis

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1. List of paraphrases for "symptom":

   symptoms, symptomatic, sign

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1. Hassan Hassan:

   Many people in the region may reject Daesh due to its extreme tactics, but the issue remains that the group exploits existing problems, it did not simply invent the problems the responders identified as factors. Daesh, put another way, is a symptom of a growing disease that needs to be tackled, and not just the disease itself.

2. Allen Sills:

   Symptom reporting is more important than ever, vaccinated people may have very different symptoms. Last year, for those who had COVID-19, they might have a high fever and chills and trouble breathing... and with the vaccination they may have only nasal congestion or a mild sore throat or a headache or fatigue.

3. Elizabeth Warren:

   The man in the White House is not the cause of what's broken, he's just the latest -- and most extreme -- symptom of what's gone wrong in America.

4. Paul Johannes Tillich:

   The awareness of the ambiguity of one's highest achievements (as well as one's deepest failures) is a definite symptom of maturity.

5. Joshua Tal:

   Nightmares might be a sign of a larger issue, such as PTSD or a mood disorder, it is possible to treat the nightmares without treating the underlying disorder, but it may also be helpful to treat both the symptom and the disorder.