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Synonyms for parasite
ˈpær əˌsaɪtpar·a·site
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
parasite
Synonyms:
sycophant, flatterer, toady, courtier, toad-eater, timeserverAntonyms:
detractor, calumniator, traducer
Princeton's WordNet
parasitenoun
an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host
Synonyms:
leech, sponger, spongeAntonyms:
hostleech, parasite, sponge, spongernoun
a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
Synonyms:
sponger, parazoan, hirudinean, sponge, leech, bloodsucker, quick study, poriferanAntonyms:
host
Dictionary of English Synonymes
parasitenoun
Synonyms:
sycophant, flatterer, toady, fawner, wheedler, flunky, spaniel, lickspittle, pick-thank, toad-eater, time-server, hanger-on
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Nicknames
List of known nicknames for "Parasite":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#8315 | pest | |
#16301 | sponge | |
#18651 | stray | |
#20432 | parasites | |
#20858 | parasite | |
#26187 | parasitic | |
#32457 | leech | |
#60576 | deadbeat | |
#83653 | courtier | |
#128894 | toady | |
#148601 | sycophant | |
#194881 | bloodsucker | |
#266020 | flatterer |
How to use parasite in a sentence?
(The drugs) cause a reduction in the parasite so when the mosquito bites the person it doesn't transmit the disease.
The malaria parasite is one of the very ancient parasites, it's a very complicated creature : it can change its shape, it can change its biology, and that makes it much harder to develop new drugs and new therapeutics.
It is useful in countries like South Africa, close to elimination, or Sri Lanka, that has eliminated malaria. How do you locate that one person in a million people carrying the parasite in a country that has recorded no infection without doing invasive tests ?
Right now, it's looking like '1917''s to lose, i can see a world where 'Parasite' could be a dark horse candidate. It's so beloved. Once we get past that, there is probably a chance for 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'.
A parasite cannot live alone
Translations for parasite
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- parasietAfrikaans
- طفيلArabic
- পরজীবীBengali
- paràsitCatalan, Valencian
- cizopasník, parazitCzech
- Schmarotzer, ParasitGerman
- παράσιτοGreek
- parazitoEsperanto
- parásitoSpanish
- انگلPersian
- loinenFinnish
- profiteur, parasiteFrench
- parásitoGalician
- טפיל, פרזיטHebrew
- élősködő, parazitaHungarian
- ձրիակեր, պորտաբույծArmenian
- parazitoIdo
- sníkjudýr, afæta, sníkillIcelandic
- parassitaItalian
- 寄生虫Japanese
- ಪರಾವಲಂಬಿKannada
- 기생물Korean
- هیچوپووچ, چڵکاوخۆرKurdish
- parasitusLatin
- kaitahaumu, parakūkā, pirinoaMāori
- parasitMalay
- parasittNorwegian
- profiteur, parasietDutch
- parasittNorwegian Nynorsk
- parasittNorwegian
- pasożytPolish
- parasitaPortuguese
- parazită, parazitRomanian
- приживал, тунеядец, нахлебник, паразитRussian
- gotovan, námetnīk, paràzīt, gotovankaSerbo-Croatian
- parasitSwedish
- 寄生虫Chinese
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