leeching
The word “leeching” has 2 syllables: leech-ing
It's pronounced as /ˈlitʃɪŋ/
What is synonym and antonym for leeching?
In the thesaurus, “leeching” has 6 synonyms.
Here are synonyms for leeching along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for leeching
- begging
- exploiting
- freeloading
- mooching
- sponging
- using
Meanings of leeching
- verb
- To apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.
- To drain (resources) without giving back.
- To treat, cure or heal.
- noun
- A medical treatment using leeches.
Example Sentences
- The chemicals were slowly leeching into the nearby river.
- He was accused of leeching off his friend’s success.
- Salt helps prevent water from leeching out of the vegetables.
- They worried about toxins leeching from the old pipes.
- She stopped leeching emotional support from people who cared about her.
On this page you'll find 6 synonyms or another words to leeching, such as: begging, exploiting, freeloading, mooching, sponging, using.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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parasitical
- abject
- associational
- beggarly
- bloodsucking
- brown-nosing
- bumming
- colonial
- complacent
- compliable
- compliant
- consociational
- cringing
- crouching
- deferential
- dependent
- enslaved
- fawning
- flattering
- gregarious
- ingratiating
- kowtowing
- leeching
- leechlike
- menial
- mooching
- obeisant
- oily
- parasitic
- precocial
- prostrate
- respectful
- servile
- slavish
- sneaking
- sniveling
- sociable
- social
- spineless
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- subject
- submissive
- subordinate
- subservient
- subsocial
- sycophantic
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