What is another word for parasite?
115 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ pˈaɹəsˌa͡ɪt], [ pˈaɹəsˌaɪt], [ p_ˈa_ɹ_ə_s_ˌaɪ_t]Table of Contents
Similar words for parasite:- animal (noun)
- bloodsucker (noun)
- extortionist (noun)
- follower (noun)
- germ (noun)
- gold digger (noun)
- growth (noun)
- hanger-on (noun)
- microorganism (noun)
- minion (noun)
- opportunist (noun)
- something that exists by taking from or depending on another (noun)
- sponge (noun)
- sycophant (noun)
- other synonyms
- leech
Synonyms for Parasite:
n.
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- couch potato,
- bum,
- dependent,
- lump,
- hanger-on.
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- dependence.
- dis-ease,
- anti body,
- anti-bodies,
- what going around,
- dis-eases,
- what's going arounds,
- anti bodies,
- dis ease,
- whats going arounds,
- whats going around,
- anti-body,
- dis eases,
- what going arounds.
Other synonyms:
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- laggard,
- Cryptosporidium,
- lazybones,
- timeserver,
- slowpoke,
- roundworm,
- slacker,
- worm,
- tapeworm,
- good-for-nothing,
- ne'er-do-well,
- slob,
- goldbrick,
- beggar,
- wastrel,
- layabout.
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- vegetable.
Paraphrases for Parasite:
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Equivalence
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Foreign word
parasitic.
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Foreign word
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Independent
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Adjective
extraneous, spurious.
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Noun, singular or mass
interference, infection, bug, clutter.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
pest, vermin, deadbeat, parasitism, parasitic.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
parasitic.
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Noun, singular or mass
Antonyms for Parasite:
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n.
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animal
host.
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something that exists by taking from or depending on another
blessing.
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Other antonyms:
benefactor, philanthropist, supporter.
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animal
Hypernym for Parasite:
n.
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animal
endozoan, ectoparasite, entozoan, epizoon, parasitic plant, entozoon, ectozoan, entoparasite, ectozoon, endoparasite, epizoan.
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animal