When she catches a cold, she often develops bronchitis.
Source: tatoeba (319768)
Bronchitis
Synonyms for "bronchitis" (198 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (40)
Noun(4 words)
acute bronchial inflammationairway inflammationbronchial diseasebronchial inflammation
acute bronchitisadenoiditisadrenitisaluminosisamygdalitisanthracosilicosisanthracosisappendicitisarteritisarthritisarthritis deformansarthritis fungosaarthritis pauperumasbestosisasiatic fluasthmaatrophic arthritisatrophic inflammationatypical pneumoniabituminosis
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black lungblennorrhagic arthritisbrain feverbronchial pneumoniabronchiectasisbronchiolitisbronchopneumoniabunionbursitiscapillaritiscarditiscatarrhcatarrhal inflammationcerebellitiscerebral meningitiscerebritis
Strong matches (59)
cerebrospinal meningitischalicosischronic bronchitischronic infectious arthritischronic inflammationcirrhotic inflammationclimactic arthritisclitoritiscoldcolitiscollagen diseasecollapsed lungcommon coldconiosisconjunctivitiscoryzacroupcroupous pneumoniacystitisdegenerative arthritis
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diffuse inflammationdouble pneumoniadry pleurisyemphysemaempyemaencephalitisendocarditisenteritisepidemic pleurodyniaequine encephalomyelitisexudative inflammationfibrinous pneumoniafibroid inflammationflufocal inflammationgastritisgingivitisglossitisgonococcal arthritisgonorrheal arthritisgonorrheal rheumatismgoutgouty arthritisgrippehay feverhemophilic arthritishepatitishong kong fluhyperplastic inflammationhypertrophic arthritishypertrophic inflammationinfectional arthritisinfectious hepatitisinflammationinfluenzairritable bowel syndromela grippelaryngitis
Noun(1 words)
chronic inflammatory bronchitis
Related words (99)
lipoid pneumonialobar pneumonialumbagolumbar rheumatismlung cancerlung fevermastoiditismeningitismenopausal arthritismetastatic inflammationmetritismilk legmucous colitismumps meningitismyelitisnecrotic inflammationnephritisneuritisobliterative inflammationophthalitis
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ophthalmiaorchitisosseous rheumatismosteitisosteoarthritisosteomyelitisotitisovaritisparadental pyorrheapenitispericarditisperiodontitisperitonitispharyngitisphlebitispleurisypleuritispneumococcal pneumoniapneumoconiosispneumoniapneumonic feverpneumothoraxpodagraproliferative arthritisprostatitispyonephritispyorrheapyorrhea alveolarisquinsyreactive inflammationrheumrheumatismrheumatizrheumatoid arthritisrhinitissclerosing inflammationseroplastic inflammationserous inflammationserum hepatitissiderosissilicosissimple inflammationsinusitissnifflessore throatspastic colonspecific inflammationsubacute rheumatismsuppurative arthritissuppurative inflammationswine flusyphilitic arthritistennis elbowtestitisthe snifflesthe snufflesthrombophlebitistonsilitistorticollistoxic inflammationtraumatic inflammationtuberculous arthritistuberculous rheumatismulcerative colitisuratic arthritisureteritisurethral arthritisurethritisuteritisvaginitisvertebral arthritisvirus pneumoniavisceral rheumatismvulvitiswet pleurisywhooping coughwryneck
Noun(2 words)
long standing bronchitisshort term bronchitis
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: acute bronchial inflammation, acute bronchitis, adenoiditis, adrenitis, airway inflammation.
- Sentence evidence is available for bronchitis, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss, moby, derived_reverse.
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 "bronchitis".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "bronchitis"
Keep "bronchitis" 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 "bronchitis" 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 "bronchitis", 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 "bronchitis" 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
6 entriesMore specific
2 entriesacute bronchitischronic bronchitis
Collocations
6 entriesacute bronchitisbronchitis diagnosisbronchitis exacerbationbronchitis symptomsbronchitis treatmentchronic bronchitis
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Tom neglected his cough and got bronchitis.
Source: tatoeba (2774054)
Unlike its presence at high altitude where ozone acts as Earth's sunscreen from harmful ultraviolet radiation, at low altitudes, ozone is a health hazard contributing to respiratory problems like asthma and bronchitis.
Source: tatoeba (6548042)
That's not a cold; it's bronchitis.
Source: tatoeba (8384048)
Showing 4 of 11 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "bronchitis"?
Closest matches include acute bronchial inflammation, acute bronchitis, adenoiditis, adrenitis, airway inflammation.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "bronchitis"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.