I have an allergy to milk.
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Allergy
/ˈæl.əɹ.d͡ʒi/
Synonyms for "allergy" (147 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (30)
Noun(2 words)
allergic reactionaversion
abhorrenceabnormalityabominationacute diseaseaffectionafflictionailmentallergenallergic diseaseallergic disorderanaphylaxisantagonismantipathyasthmaatrophyaversionbacterial diseasebirth defectblightcardiovascular disease
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chronic diseasecirculatory diseasecold sweatcomplaintcomplicationconditioncongenital defectconjunctivitis
Strong matches (44)
consideratenesscosmetic dermatitiscreeping fleshdefectdeficiency diseasedeformitydegenerative diseasedelicacydisabilitydiseasedisgustdisorderdistempereczemaempathyendemicendemic diseaseendocrine diseaseenmityepidemic disease
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exquisitenessfinenessfunctional diseasefungus diseasegastrointestinal diseasegenetic diseasehandicaphatehatredhay feverhereditary diseasehiveshorrorhostilityhyperesthesiahyperpathiahypersensitivityiatrogenic diseaseidentificationillness
Noun(4 words)
Related words (73)
indispositioninfectious diseaseinfirmityirritabilityloathingmaladymalaisemorbiditymorbusmortal horrormuscular diseasenauseanervousnessneurological diseasenutritional diseaseoccupational diseaseorganic diseaseoversensibilityoversensitivenessovertenderness
Show 52 more words
pandemic diseasepassibilitypathological conditionpathologyperceptivenessperceptivityphotophobiapipplant diseasepollinosispricklinessprotozoan diseasepsychosomatic diseaserejectionrepugnancerepulsionrespiratory diseaseresponsivenessrevulsionrockinessrose coldsecondary diseaseseedinesssensitivenesssensitivitysensitizationshudderingsickishnesssicknesssignsignssorenesssupersensitivitysympathysymptomsymptomatologysymptomologysymptomssyndrometacttactfulnesstendernesstetchinessthe pipthin skinticklishnesstouchinessurogenital diseaseurticariavirus diseasewasting diseaseworm disease
Noun(1 words)
type 1 hypersensitivity
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: allergic reaction, abhorrence, abnormality, abomination, acute disease.
- Sentence evidence is available for allergy, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "allergy".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "allergy"
Keep "allergy" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "allergy" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "allergy", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "allergy" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
4 entriesemotional responsehypersensitivity reactionimmune disordermedical condition
More specific
8 entriesCollocations
6 entriesallergic rhinitisallergy testingdrug allergyfood allergypollen allergyseasonal allergy
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
81 translations across 72 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- alergji noun (disorder of the immune system)
Arabic
2 entries- أَرَجِيَّة noun (disorder of the immune system)
- حَسَّاسِيَّة noun (disorder of the immune system)
Armenian
1 entries- ալերգիա noun (disorder of the immune system)
Asturian
1 entries- alerxa noun (disorder of the immune system)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- allergiya noun (disorder of the immune system)
Belarusian
1 entries- алергі́я noun (disorder of the immune system)
Bengali
1 entries- এলার্জি noun (disorder of the immune system)
Bulgarian
1 entries- але́ргия noun (disorder of the immune system)
Burmese
1 entries- မတဲ့ဘူး noun (disorder of the immune system)
Catalan
1 entries- al·lèrgia noun (disorder of the immune system)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 過敏 /过敏 noun (disorder of the immune system)
Cornish
1 entries- alergedh noun (disorder of the immune system)
Czech
1 entries- alergie noun (disorder of the immune system)
Danish
1 entries- allergi noun (disorder of the immune system)
Dutch
1 entries- allergie noun (disorder of the immune system)
Esperanto
1 entries- alergio noun (disorder of the immune system)
Estonian
1 entries- allergia noun (disorder of the immune system)
Faroese
1 entries- ovurviðkvæmi noun (disorder of the immune system)
Finnish
1 entries- allergia noun (disorder of the immune system)
French
1 entries- allergie noun (disorder of the immune system)
Galician
1 entries- alerxia noun (disorder of the immune system)
Georgian
1 entries- ალერგია noun (disorder of the immune system)
German
1 entries- Allergie noun (disorder of the immune system)
Greek
1 entries- αλλεργία noun (disorder of the immune system)
Hebrew
1 entries- אַלֶרגִיָה noun (disorder of the immune system)
Hindi
1 entries- एलर्जी noun (disorder of the immune system)
Hungarian
1 entries- allergia noun (disorder of the immune system)
Icelandic
1 entries- ofnæmi noun (disorder of the immune system)
Ido
1 entries- alergio noun (disorder of the immune system)
Indonesian
1 entries- alergi noun (disorder of the immune system)
Irish
1 entries- ailléirge noun (disorder of the immune system)
Italian
1 entries- allergia noun (disorder of the immune system)
Japanese
1 entries- アレルギー noun (disorder of the immune system)
Kazakh
1 entries- аллергия noun (disorder of the immune system)
Khmer
2 entries- អាឡែរហ្សី noun (disorder of the immune system)
- អាឡែស៊ី noun (disorder of the immune system)
Korean
1 entries- 알레르기 noun (disorder of the immune system)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- аллергия noun (disorder of the immune system)
Latvian
1 entries- alerģija noun (disorder of the immune system)
Lithuanian
1 entries- alergija noun (disorder of the immune system)
Macedonian
1 entries- алергија noun (disorder of the immune system)
Malay
2 entries- alahan noun (disorder of the immune system)
- alergi noun (disorder of the immune system)
Manx
1 entries- allerjee noun (disorder of the immune system)
Mongolian
1 entries- харшил noun (disorder of the immune system)
Māori
2 entries- mate pāwera noun (disorder of the immune system)
- mate tūtohu noun (disorder of the immune system)
Navajo
1 entries- hojoołáhígíí noun (disorder of the immune system)
Northern Sami
1 entries- allergiija noun (disorder of the immune system)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- allergi noun (disorder of the immune system)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- allergi noun (disorder of the immune system)
Persian
2 entries- آلرژی noun (disorder of the immune system)
- حساسیت noun (disorder of the immune system)
Polish
2 entries- alergia noun (disorder of the immune system)
- uczulenie noun (disorder of the immune system)
Portuguese
1 entries- alergia noun (disorder of the immune system)
Romanian
1 entries- alergie noun (disorder of the immune system)
Russian
1 entries- аллерги́я noun (disorder of the immune system)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- alèrgija noun (disorder of the immune system)
- алѐргија noun (disorder of the immune system)
Slovak
1 entries- alergia noun (disorder of the immune system)
Slovene
1 entries- alergija noun (disorder of the immune system)
South Azerbaijani
1 entries- حساسیة noun (disorder of the immune system)
Spanish
1 entries- alergia noun (disorder of the immune system)
Swedish
1 entries- allergi noun (disorder of the immune system)
Tagalog
2 entries- taluhiyang noun (disorder of the immune system)
- taluramdam noun (disorder of the immune system)
Tajik
1 entries- аллергиа noun (disorder of the immune system)
Tamil
2 entries- அலர்ஜி noun (disorder of the immune system)
- ஒவ்வாமை noun (disorder of the immune system)
Thai
1 entries- ภูมิแพ้ noun (disorder of the immune system)
Tibetan
1 entries- ཆམས་ཚི noun (disorder of the immune system)
Turkish
1 entries- alerji noun (disorder of the immune system)
Turkmen
1 entries- allergiýa noun (disorder of the immune system)
Ukrainian
1 entries- алергі́я noun (disorder of the immune system)
Urdu
1 entries- الرجی noun (disorder of the immune system)
Uzbek
1 entries- allergiya noun (disorder of the immune system)
Vietnamese
1 entries- dị ứng noun (disorder of the immune system)
Yiddish
1 entries- אַלערגיע noun (disorder of the immune system)
Zazaki
1 entries- alerciye (diq) noun (disorder of the immune system)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
He has a drug allergy.
Source: tatoeba (324216)
Constantly blowing his nose in allergy season.
Source: tatoeba (1597383)
This squirrel has a nut allergy.
Source: tatoeba (3531541)
Showing 4 of 11 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "allergy"?
Closest matches include allergic reaction, abhorrence, abnormality, abomination, acute disease.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "allergy"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.