Synonyms for parasite
ˈpær əˌsaɪtpar·a·site

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1. parasitenoun

   Antonyms:
   commensal, mutualism, symbiote

2. parasitenoun

   Lice, fleas, ticks and mites are widely spread parasites.

   Antonyms:
   mutualism, commensal, symbiote

3. parasitenoun

   Antonyms:
   symbiote, mutualism, commensal

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1. parasite

   Synonyms:
   sycophant, flatterer, toady, courtier, toad-eater, timeserver

   Antonyms:
   detractor, calumniator, traducer

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1. 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, sponge

   Antonyms:
   host

2. leech, 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, poriferan

   Antonyms:
   host

Matched Categories

1. • Organism
   • Plant

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1. parasitenoun

   Synonyms:
   sycophant, flatterer, toady, fawner, wheedler, flunky, spaniel, lickspittle, pick-thank, toad-eater, time-server, hanger-on

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1. parasitenoun

   Synonyms:
   hanger-on, toady, sycophant, fawner, flunky, zoō parasite, entozoa

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1. List of paraphrases for "parasite":

   parasitic, parasites, pest, deadbeat, stray

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1. List of known nicknames for "Parasite":

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How to use parasite in a sentence?

1. Mark Woolhouse:

   Our results suggest seeking a simple vaccine that could protect cows from East Coast fever by inoculating them with a related but far less harmful parasite, a similar process might be at work in malaria, where infection with the less harmful Plasmodium vivax parasite may protect people from the Plasmodium falciparum parasite.

2. Kellie Mulhollen Dumas:

   We have suffered so much, i do n’t want anyone else to go through this ; he’s going to be permanently scarred. WOMAN CLAIMS SHE NEARLY LOST LEG AFTER CONTRACTING SERIOUS INFECTION FROM PEDICURE Hookworms are known as soil-transmitted parasite worms, and typically live in the small intestine. The eggs are transmitted through feces of an infected person, and the larvae can mature into a form that can penetrate through the skin of humans. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention( CDC), hookworm infection is mainly acquired by walking barefoot on contaminated soil. While most patients do not suffer any symptoms or side effects, some may experience gastrointestinal issues. The teen allegedly felt the worms moving throughout his body after a dermatologist tried to freeze them. ( Kelli Mulhollen Dumas Facebook) In a series of graphic photos posted on Friday, Kellie Mulhollen Dumas detailed her son’s injuries and said that after four trips to the pediatrician and an appointment with a dermatologist, he has been prescribed several medicines and a steroid but the pain persists. Kelli Mulhollen Dumas Facebook -RRB- still ca n’t wear shoes and has to soak the afflicted areas in bleach water. NEW HAMPSHIRE MAN DIES AFTER YELLOW JACKET STING, WIFE SAYS.

3. Dean Lomax:

   The parasite effectively eats chunks of the jaw bone. This extremely nasty condition causes severe damage and pain around the mouth, throat and esophagus, making simple things like eating and drinking unpleasant to nearly impossible.

4. Steve Lindsay:

   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 ?

5. Neeraj Mistry:

   In catching those last few cases, that's when diagnostics become important, [Then we can] know if the parasite has been completely eliminated from the population.