febrile

1. 1.

   of or relating to or characterized by fever

   “a febrile reaction caused by an allergen”

   Synonymsfeverish

   Antonymsafebrile

Questions about febrile

What does febrile mean?

febrile means "of or relating to or characterized by fever".

How many syllables are in febrile?

febrile has 3 syllables: fe-bri-le. The stress falls on "fe".

What is another word for febrile?

Close synonyms include feverish. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of febrile?

The recorded antonyms are afebrile.

Is febrile a common word?

febrile is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.