symbiotic

American

[sim-bee-ot-ik, -bahy-] / ˌsɪm biˈɒt ɪk, -baɪ- /

Sometimes symbiotical

adjective

living in symbiosis, or having an interdependent relationship.

Many people feel the relationship between humans and dogs is symbiotic.

Other Word Forms

nonsymbiotic adjective
nonsymbiotical adjective
nonsymbiotically adverb
symbiotically adverb

Etymology

Origin of symbiotic

symbio(sis) + -tic

Example Sentences

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This groundedness is what allows him to see past the “Chimerica” era of symbiotic embrace that defined the early 2000s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Traditionally there was a symbiotic relationship between herders and farmers.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Tesla, an Nvidia customer, is developing ‘physical AI’ applications like robots, creating a symbiotic relationship for both companies.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

The prevailing model holds that eukaryotes arose when an Asgard archaeon formed a symbiotic relationship with an alphaproteobacterium.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2026

It was a healthy symbiotic relationship, for the Research Corporation would function as Berkeley’s patent agent, and the university would become one of the corporation’s most important beneficiaries.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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