Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > P Synonyms of pertussis Find synonyms for: Noun1. whooping cough, pertussis, infectious disease, respiratory disease, respiratory illness, respiratory disorderusage: a disease of the respiratory mucous membraneWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of pertussis (Dictionary) ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: taradiddle Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language