Parasite : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'parasite': discover synonyms for the word parasite, such as leech or sponge.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as parasite. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": leech and sponge.


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Synonyms for parasite sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for parasite Degree of synonymy of parasite Frequency in the language
leech
   95 1.75  
sponge
   89 6.71  
minion
   88 0.92  
fungus
   75 2.20  
louse
   73 1.69  
infection
   73 8.75  
parasitism
   72 0.02  
lice
   71 2.14  
coevolution
   71 1.00  
pest
   70 2.86  
bug
   70 20.94  
mite
   70 1.18  
vermin
   69 2.37  
sponger
   65 0.08  
interference
   62 4.65  
spurious
   60 0.10  
deadbeat
   60 1.73  
social
   60 33.39  
stray
   59 5.33  
extraneous
   58 0.29  

Lexical field of "parasite"

leech
sponge
minion
fungus
louse
infection
parasitism
lice
coevolution
pest
bug
mite
vermin
sponger
interference
spurious
deadbeat
social
stray
extraneous
static
clutter
penny
noise
emn
protozoan
pathogen
tapeworm
organism
coccidia
trematode
worm
nematode
plasmodium
protozoa
toxoplasma
insect
microparasite
bacterium
malaria parasite
hyperparasite
parasitic worm
bacillus
virus
gregarine
borrelia
schistosoma
helminths
whipworm
roundworms