Synonyms of parasitic

parasitic

adjective

variants also parasitical

as in symbiotic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• symbiotic
• dependent
• associational
• precocial
• colonial
• social
• consociational
• subsocial
• gregarious
• sociable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solitary
• nonsocial
• independent
• autonomous
• semiautonomous
• self-contained
• self-sufficient
• altricial
• reclusive
• unsociable
• lone
• semi-independent
• self-sustaining
• self-subsistent
• self-supporting
• recluse

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of parasitic

His mission is to find and eliminate parasitic butterfly-like creatures who have taken over human bodies. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024

Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news Blood samples of patients infected with a parasitic worm that causes schistosomiasis contain hidden information that marks different stages of the disease. —Trirupa Chakraborty, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024

But the company has also found itself in trouble with frequent recalls and outbreaks for years, including links to some of the 600 cases of a parasitic intestinal disease cyclosporiasis confirmed in 2013, the largest outbreak of its kind since 1997. —Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024

Screwworm infections are caused by parasitic larvae of fly species, most significantly the New World screwworm fly. —Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024