parasitically
In exploitative dependence
In the manner of a parasite—an organism that lives on or in another, taking sustenance without giving anything back.
The word usually appears figuratively: someone who lives parasitically off others contributes nothing while draining their resources.
He existed parasitically on his family's wealth, never working a day in his life.
One receiving guests
- infestationPest takeover situation
- feedingGiving food to
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- bloodsuckingExtracting blood for nourishment
draining · siphoning · leeching · infecting · burrowing · latching · invading · extracting
Using selfishly for benefit
- profiteeringExploiting scarcity for gain
- freeloadingExploiting others' generosity
- moochingHabitually seeking handouts
- spongingTaking without reciprocating
leeching · extracting · draining · capitalizing · manipulating · usurping · appropriating · siphoning
In a damaging manner
- damaginglyIn an injurious manner
- detrimentallyIn an injurious manner
- perniciouslyIn a subtly harmful manner
- insidiouslyHarmfully but subtly
corrosively · toxically · debilitating · weakening · sapping · undermining · eroding · degrading
Relying on one another
- coexistingExisting at once
- symbiontOrganism sharing mutual benefit
- microbiomeBody's microbial community
- coevolvedReciprocally shaped through selection
host
One receiving guests
- infestationPest takeover situation
- feedingGiving food to
- attachmentConnection or fondness
bloodsucking · draining · siphoning · leeching · infecting · burrowing · latching · invading · extracting · depleting
exploiting
Using selfishly for benefit
- profiteeringExploiting scarcity for gain
- freeloadingExploiting others' generosity
- moochingHabitually seeking handouts
sponging · leeching · extracting · draining · capitalizing · manipulating · usurping · appropriating · siphoning · skimming
destructively
In a damaging manner
- damaginglyIn an injurious manner
- detrimentallyIn an injurious manner
- perniciouslyIn a subtly harmful manner
insidiously · corrosively · toxically · debilitating · weakening · sapping · undermining · eroding · degrading · diminishing
interdependently
Relying on one another
- coexistingExisting at once
- symbiontOrganism sharing mutual benefit
- microbiomeBody's microbial community
parasiticallysymbiotically
In mutually beneficial partnership
cooperatively · reciprocally · beneficially · harmoniously · synergistically
parasiticallyproductively
With useful output
generously · supportively · beneficially · altruistically · constructively