symbiotically

In mutual dependence

Symbiotically describes action done in a mutually beneficial relationship, where two parties depend on and help each other.

The term comes from biology, where symbiosis describes organisms living together for mutual advantage: The bacteria and host cells work symbiotically.

It extends to any close, interdependent partnership: The two departments function symbiotically, each providing what the other lacks.

harmony

balance

Steadiness or amount owed

interplay · consonance · congruity · accord · integration · blending · coexisting · attuned · resonating · unified

mutualism

lichen

Symbiotic rock dweller

symbionts · obligate · facultative · host · mutualistic · coevolved · interdependent · reciprocal · commensal · parasitic

collaboration

partnership

Shared business arrangement

jointly · together · mutually · reciprocally · complementary · synergistically · interdependently · cooperatively · hand-in-hand · coactive

ecology

ecosystem

Interconnected organisms and surroundings

  • biomeMajor ecological community
  • habitatOrganism's natural environment
  • nicheRecessed wall space

biodiversity · coexistence · trophic · keystone · abiotic · flora · fauna · producer · consumer · decomposer

Opposites
mutual benefit vs. one-sided exploitation

symbioticallyparasitically

By feeding off others

exploitatively · predatorily · one-sidedly · leechlike

cooperation vs. independence

symbioticallyindependently

Without outside assistance

autonomously · separately · self-sufficiently · unilaterally · solitarily

harmony vs. conflict

symbioticallyantagonistically

In an opposing manner

adversarially · competitively · destructively · harmfully · hostilely

Family

antibiotic, symbiosis, biotic, symbiotic, antibiotics, probiotic, symbiont, probiotics, biotype

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