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

Beyond frozen berries, many NC shoppers are also steering clear of lettuce and other leafy greens amid rising cases of cyclosporiasis, a parasitic infection known to cause explosive diarrhea. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026

Brands, about a parasitic outbreak in early July, weeks before the company officially alerted consumers. — Bloomberg, Oc Register, 3 Aug. 2026

Von Lyskowski and his workers sprayed some trees with nematodes, a parasitic worm that kills caterpillars and reproduces inside their carcasses. — Ben Crair, New Yorker, 31 July 2026

Cases of the gastrointestinal parasitic infection cyclosporiasis have continued to spread across the United States, growing to 45 states in the last few months. — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026