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

An undercover investigator visited in February and purchased the anti-parasitic drug mebendazole, according to the lawsuit. — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 3 Aug. 2026

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