Antonyms of adj contagious
2 senses of contagious
Sense 1
contagious -- (easily diffused or spread as from one person to another; "a contagious grin")
INDIRECT (VIA infectious) -> noninfectious -- (not infectious)
Sense 2
catching, communicable, contagious, contractable, transmissible, transmittable -- ((of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection)
INDIRECT (VIA infectious) -> noninfectious -- (not infectious)
Similarity of adj contagious
2 senses of contagious
Sense 1
contagious -- (easily diffused or spread as from one person to another; "a contagious grin")
=> infectious (vs. noninfectious) -- (easily spread; "fear is exceedingly infectious; children catch it from their elders"- Bertrand Russell)
Sense 2
catching, communicable, contagious, contractable, transmissible, transmittable -- ((of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection)
=> infectious (vs. noninfectious) -- (easily spread; "fear is exceedingly infectious; children catch it from their elders"- Bertrand Russell)