An ulcer forms in the stomach.
Source: tatoeba (28155)
Ulcer
/ˈʌlsə/
Synonyms for "ulcer" (92 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (19)
Strong matches (27)
chancroidchilblaincold sorecolitiscursediseasediverticulitisdiverticulosisduodenal ulcerduodenitiseruptionescharesophagal ulceresophagitisfelonfesterfesteringfever blisterfistulafuruncle
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Noun(2 words)
duodenal ulcergastric ulcer
Related words (46)
Noun(7 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: abdominal hernia, abscess, aposteme, bane, bed sore.
- Sentence evidence is available for ulcer, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, derived_reverse, opengloss, wordnet, 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 "ulcer".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "ulcer"
Keep "ulcer" 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 "ulcer" 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 "ulcer", 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 "ulcer" 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
3 entriesMore specific
6 entriesbed soreduodenal ulcergastric ulcermouth ulcerpeptic ulcerpressure ulcer
Collocations
5 entriesduodenal ulcergastric ulcerpeptic ulcerpeptic ulcer diseasestomach ulcer
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesTranslations
108 translations across 67 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- ulcerë noun (open sore)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἕλκος noun (open sore)
Arabic
2 entries- قَرْحَة noun (open sore)
- قُرْحَة noun (open sore)
Armenian
1 entries- խոց noun (open sore)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- xora noun (open sore)
- yara noun (open sore)
Basque
1 entries- ultzera noun (open sore)
Belarusian
2 entries- ве́рад noun (open sore)
- я́зва noun (open sore)
Bengali
1 entries- জখম noun (open sore)
Bulgarian
1 entries- я́зва noun (open sore)
Catalan
2 entries- nafra noun (open sore)
- úlcera noun (open sore)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 潰瘍 /溃疡 noun (open sore)
Czech
1 entries- vřed noun (open sore)
Danish
1 entries- byld noun (open sore)
Dutch
1 entries- zweer noun (open sore)
Esperanto
1 entries- ulcero noun (open sore)
Estonian
1 entries- haavand noun (open sore)
Finnish
3 entries- haava noun (open sore)
- haavauma noun (open sore)
- haavautuma noun (open sore)
French
1 entries- ulcère noun (open sore)
Galician
3 entries- chaga noun (open sore)
- úcera noun (open sore)
- úlcera noun (open sore)
Georgian
2 entries- იარა noun (open sore)
- წყლული noun (open sore)
German
2 entries- Geschwür noun (open sore)
- Ulcus noun (open sore)
Greek
1 entries- έλκος noun (open sore)
Hebrew
2 entries- אולקוס noun (open sore)
- כִּיב noun (open sore)
Hindi
3 entries- फुड़िया noun (open sore)
- फोड़ा noun (open sore)
- व्रण noun (open sore)
Hungarian
1 entries- fekély noun (open sore)
Indonesian
4 entries- borok noun (open sore)
- sariawan noun (open sore)
- tukak noun (open sore)
- ulkus noun (open sore)
Irish
1 entries- othras noun (open sore)
Italian
1 entries- ulcera noun (open sore)
Japanese
1 entries- 潰瘍 noun (open sore)
Kazakh
1 entries- жара noun (open sore)
Khmer
3 entries- ដំបៅ noun (open sore)
- ម្រេញ noun (open sore)
- វណ noun (open sore)
Korean
1 entries- 궤양 noun (open sore)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- жара noun (open sore)
Lao
1 entries- ແຜບວມ noun (open sore)
Latin
2 entries- ulcus noun (open sore)
- vomica noun (open sore)
Latvian
1 entries- čūla noun (open sore)
Lithuanian
1 entries- opa noun (open sore)
Macedonian
1 entries- чир noun (open sore)
Malay
1 entries- ulser noun (open sore)
Mongolian
1 entries- шарх noun (open sore)
Māori
4 entries- ipuipu noun (open sore)
- katitohe noun (open sore)
- keha noun (open sore)
- kōmaoa noun (open sore)
Nepali
1 entries- अल्सर noun (open sore)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- byll noun (open sore)
Persian
4 entries- دمل noun (open sore)
- ریش noun (open sore)
- زخم noun (open sore)
- گزیدگی noun (open sore)
Polish
1 entries- wrzód noun (open sore)
Portuguese
1 entries- úlcera noun (open sore)
Romanian
1 entries- ulcer noun (open sore)
Russian
1 entries- я́зва noun (open sore)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- neasgaid noun (open sore)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- grȉzlica noun (open sore)
- čȉr noun (open sore)
- гри̏злица noun (open sore)
- чи̏р noun (open sore)
Slovak
1 entries- vred noun (open sore)
Slovene
2 entries- razjeda noun (open sore)
- čir noun (open sore)
Spanish
2 entries- llaga noun (open sore)
- úlcera noun (open sore)
Swahili
1 entries- kidonda noun (open sore)
Swedish
1 entries- böld noun (open sore)
Tagalog
2 entries- ulser noun (open sore)
- ulsera noun (open sore)
Tajik
4 entries- захм noun (open sore)
- реш noun (open sore)
- яра noun (open sore)
- ҷароҳат noun (open sore)
Telugu
1 entries- పుండు noun (open sore)
Thai
1 entries- แผลเปื่อย noun (open sore)
Turkish
1 entries- ülser noun (open sore)
Turkmen
1 entries- ýara noun (open sore)
Ukrainian
3 entries- ве́ред noun (open sore)
- ви́разка noun (open sore)
- ура́зка noun (open sore)
Uzbek
2 entries- jarohat noun (open sore)
- yara noun (open sore)
Vietnamese
1 entries- loét noun (open sore)
Volapük
3 entries- kanseraluuk (cancerous) noun (open sore)
- luuk noun (open sore)
- stomägaluuk noun (open sore)
Yiddish
1 entries- געשוויר noun (open sore)
Yoruba
2 entries- ojuju noun (open sore)
- ooju noun (open sore)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
I have an ulcer in my mouth.
Source: tatoeba (240580)
When you start taking medicine it begins working on symptoms, like pain, right away, but that doesn't mean that the ulcer heals right away.
Source: tatoeba (329355)
I have an ulcer.
Source: tatoeba (2359002)
Showing 4 of 11 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "ulcer"?
Closest matches include abdominal hernia, abscess, aposteme, bane, bed sore.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "ulcer"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.