Synonyms of the word

parasitic

• adj. Of or pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite.
• adj. Drawing upon another organism for sustenance.
• adj. Exploiting another for personal gain.
• n. (electronics) A component of a circuit that does not show up in a circuit's schematic but does show up…

articulation

• n. (countable or uncountable) A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged,…
• n. (countable) A manner or method by which elements of a system are connected.
• n. (uncountable) The quality, clarity or sharpness of speech.
• n. (linguistics) The manner in which a phoneme is pronounced.
• n. (music, uncountable) The manner in which something is articulated (tongued, slurred or bowed).
• n. (accounting) The interrelation and congruence of the flow of data between financial statements of an entity,…

being

• v. present participle of be.
• n. A living creature.
• n. The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.
• n. (philosophy) That which has actuality (materially or in concept).
• n. (philosophy) One's basic nature, or the qualities thereof; essence or personality.
• n. (obsolete) An abode; a cottage.
• conj. (obsolete) Given that; since.

bloodsucking

• adj. (of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
• adj. (by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading.

dependent

• adj. Relying upon; depending upon.
• adj. (of Scottish Gaelic, Manx and Irish verb forms) Used in questions, negative sentences and after certain…
• adj. (medicine) Affecting the lower part of the body, such as the legs while standing up, or the back while…
• adj. Hanging down.
• n. (US) One who relies on another for support.
• n. (grammar) An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements, modifiers…
• n. (grammar) The aorist subjunctive or subjunctive perfective: a form of a verb not used independently but…

epenthetic

• adj. (phonology, phonetics) Of or pertaining to epenthesis.
• adj. (phonology, of a phoneme or syllable) inserted into a word.

leechlike

• adj. Resembling a leech or some aspect of one; clinging, parasitic.

organism

• n. (biology) A discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.
• n. (by extension) Any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things.

parasitical

• adj. of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of a parasite; parasitic.