Antonyms of adj symbiotic
1 sense of symbiotic
Sense 1
symbiotic -- (used of organisms (especially of different species) living together but not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each)
INDIRECT (VIA dependent) -> independent -- (free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism")
Similarity of adj symbiotic
1 sense of symbiotic
Sense 1
symbiotic -- (used of organisms (especially of different species) living together but not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each)
=> dependent (vs. independent) -- (relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture")