Inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, are extremely painful and can lead to colorectal cancer.
Source: tatoeba (11411274)
Colitis
/kəˈlaɪtɪs/
Synonyms for "colitis" (151 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (31)
abdominal herniaadenoiditisadrenitisappendicitisarteritisarthritisarthritis deformansarthritis fungosaarthritis pauperumatrophic arthritisatrophic inflammationblennorrhagic arthritisbrain feverbronchitisbunionbursitiscapillaritiscarditiscatarrhcatarrhal inflammation
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cerebellitiscerebral meningitiscerebritiscerebrospinal meningitischronic infectious arthritischronic inflammationcirrhotic inflammationclimactic arthritisclitoritis
Noun(2 words)
c difficile colitisclostridioides difficile colitis
Strong matches (45)
collagen diseaseconjunctivitiscystitisdegenerative arthritisdiffuse inflammationdiverticulitisdiverticulosisduodenal ulcerduodenitisencephalitisendocarditisenteritisequine encephalomyelitisesophagal ulceresophagitisexudative inflammationfibroid inflammationfocal inflammationgastritisgingivitis
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glossitisgonococcal arthritisgonorrheal arthritisgonorrheal rheumatismgoutgouty arthritishemophilic arthritishepatitishiatal herniahyperplastic inflammationhypertrophic arthritishypertrophic inflammationinfectional arthritisinfectious hepatitisinflammationirritable bowel syndromelaryngitislumbagolumbar rheumatismmastoiditismegacolonmeningitis
Noun(3 words)
Related words (75)
menopausal arthritismetastatic inflammationmetritismilk legmucous colitismumps meningitismyelitisnecrotic inflammationnephritisneuritisobliterative inflammationophthalitisophthalmiaorchitisosseous rheumatismosteitisosteoarthritisosteomyelitisotitisovaritis
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paradental pyorrheapenitispeptic ulcerpericarditisperiodontitisperitonitispharyngitisphlebitispodagrapolypproliferative arthritisprostatitispyonephritispyorrheapyorrhea alveolarisreactive inflammationrheumatismrheumatizrheumatoid arthritisrhinitissclerosing inflammationseroplastic inflammationserous inflammationserum hepatitissimple inflammationsinusitisspastic colonspecific inflammationstomach ulcersubacute rheumatismsuppurative arthritissuppurative inflammationsyphilitic arthritistennis elbowtestitisthrombophlebitistonsilitistorticollistoxic inflammationtraumatic inflammationtuberculous arthritistuberculous rheumatismulcerulcerative colitisuratic arthritisureteritisurethral arthritisurethritisuteritisvaginitisvertebral arthritisvisceral rheumatismvulvitiswryneck
Noun(1 words)
pseudomembranous enterocolitis
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: abdominal hernia, adenoiditis, adrenitis, appendicitis, arteritis.
- Sentence evidence is available for colitis, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, derived_reverse, opengloss.
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 "colitis".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "colitis"
Keep "colitis" 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 "colitis" 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 "colitis", 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 "colitis" 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
5 entriesinfectious colitisischemic colitisrecurrent pseudomembranous colitissevere pseudomembranous colitisulcerative colitis
Collocations
6 entriesacute colitischronic colitisinfectious colitisischemic colitispseudomembranous colitisulcerative colitis
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Peritoneal fluid was commonly found in acute colitides, particularly pseudomembranous, infectious, and ischemic colitides, and not in chronic IBD.
Source: wiktionary
Crohn's disease and colitis
Source: wiktionary
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "colitis"?
Closest matches include abdominal hernia, adenoiditis, adrenitis, appendicitis, arteritis.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "colitis"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.