Synonyms of parasitic

parasitic

adjective

variants also parasitical

as in symbiotic

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of parasitic

At least 1,645 cases of the parasitic infection, which can cause explosive diarrhea, have been confirmed as of Friday, most of them in Michigan. — Jessica Hullinger, TheWeek, 17 July 2026

After thousands have been sickened by cyclosporiasis across the country, federal health officials say lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants has been linked to an outbreak of the stomach-churning parasitic infection. — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Giuffra and her colleagues found genetic traces of plasmodium, the parasitic protozoa responsible for malaria, in samples of bone material from Francesco’s ribs. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

But this latest parasitic outbreak is something else entirely. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 15 July 2026