Synonyms for parasitic
ˌpær əˈsɪt ɪkpar·a·sitic

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1. parasitic, parasiticaladjective

   relating to or caused by parasites

   "parasitic infection"

   Synonyms:
   bloodsucking, parasitical, leechlike, epenthetic

   Antonyms:
   independent

2. epenthetic, parasiticadjective

   of or pertaining to epenthesis

   Synonyms:
   parasitical, bloodsucking, leechlike, epenthetic

   Antonyms:
   independent

3. parasitic, parasitical, leechlike, bloodsuckingadjective

   of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another

   "a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; "parasitic vines that strangle the trees"; "bloodsucking blackmailer"; "his indolent leechlike existence"

   Synonyms:
   bloodsucking, parasitical, leechlike, epenthetic

   Antonyms:
   independent

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1. parasiticadjective

   Synonyms:
   sycophantic, fawning, flattering, wheedling, servile, slavish, meanly submissive

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1. List of paraphrases for "parasitic":

   parasite, parasites, pest, deadbeat

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1. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   There are basically three types of men in relationship circles. Providers, protectors, parasitic. The providers work and provide for family. The protectors will protect family at all cost. The parasites will let someone else do the work and provide while they also partake of the bounty. Love is shown by those who provide and protect, but the parasites cares about only what they can get from the host. Loving the host is absent.

2. Andrew Schneider:

   I feel like I can handle a lot of things. I can handle a parasitic infection and separating lesions, arterial sclerosis. But this stuff...I just want to go through life thinking people are happy, naive as that may sound.

3. Peckish Erast Zubarev:

   I’d made a cup of coffee, and was settling in front of the TV down when I opened it and saw this little white worm crawling across the top, i was told by my mate it was a parasitic threadworm that lives in the intestine.

4. Wolfgang Blass:

   parasitic and idiotic funding systems for overseas promotion mean that overproduced wine from Australian irrigated fruit will hit rock bottom, facing competition from South Africa

5. William S. Burroughs:

   Every man has inside himself a parasitic being who is acting not at all to his advantage.