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as in infectious
capable of being passed by physical contact from one person to another
that disease is only transmittable through direct contact with an infected person, not through contact with something the infected person has touched
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as in transportable
capable of being taken from one place to another by public carrier
I doubt that fireworks are legally transmittable through the mail
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Recent Examples of transmittable
That doesn’t sound like an outbreak of the highly transmittable bubonic plague.
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James Shapiro, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2025
The findings are a reminder that animals carry diseases that are transmittable to humans.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
James Shapiro, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2025
The findings are a reminder that animals carry diseases that are transmittable to humans.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transmittable
Adjective
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It can also be spread through direct contact with infectious droplets.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Once Palmer signed on, Hughey and her team needed to find someone to match her infectious energy.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Canadian firm Prodigy Clean Energy has announced the completion of a two-year R&D program designed to advance its transportable microreactor technology.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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Reliable, transportable, familiar.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Measles is one of the most highly communicable infections.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2026
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Contractors working on the project recently completed pouring the foundation for what will provide smaller housing units meant to make quarantining detainees with communicable illnesses safer and easier.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Far from a rupture in the history of knowledge, artificial intelligence is the predictable outcome of a process in which thought was formalized, made transferable, and ultimately rendered executable without us.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
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This converts the Bilt Blue into a flat-rate 2X no-annual-fee card that earns transferable points; the Bilt Obsidian would earn 4X points on dining or groceries, and the Palladium would earn 3X points everywhere.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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His provisional cause of death was given as multi-organ failure due to infective endocarditis, a rare infection of the inner lining or valves of the heart.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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On July 30, Ray updated her fans again, revealing her diagnosis of infective endocarditis, a severe heart infection.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
31 July 2024
Adjective
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Measles is highly transmissible, and typically starts with a cough, runny nose, red and watery eyes and a high fever, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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If you’ve been exposed to or infected with influenza, here’s what to know about how long the virus is transmissible.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Transmittable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transmittable. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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