What is another word for tributary?
177 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ tɹˈɪbjuːtəɹi], [ tɹˈɪbjuːtəɹi], [ t_ɹ_ˈɪ_b_j_uː_t_ə_ɹ_i]
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Similar words for tributary:
- all (adjective)
- collateral (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- secondary (adjective)
- secondary; branch (adjective)
- subject (adjective)
- subordinate (adjective)
- affluent (noun)
- arm (noun)
- branch (noun)
- creek (noun)
- feeder (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- river (noun)
- stream (noun)
- other relevant words (verb)
- subordinate (verb)
- other synonyms
- charitable
Synonyms for Tributary:
adj.
• all (adjective) • collateral (adjective)- co ordinate,
- more adjuvant,
- most incident,
- more accessory,
- more confirmatory,
- co-incident,
- sub best,
- re-lated,
- most adjunctive,
- most confirmatory,
- more satellite,
- most appurtenant,
- most satellite,
- de-pendent,
- subbest,
- co incident,
- sub-best,
- more appurtenant,
- more under,
- de pendent,
- most accessory,
- more adjunctive,
- most under,
- most adjuvant,
- more incident.
- small fry,
- secondary,
- Substract,
- collateral,
- minor-league,
- adjuvant,
- generous,
- appurtenant,
- subordinate,
- bound by,
- subber,
- small-fry,
- in danger of,
- subject,
- adjunctive,
- co-ordinate,
- not lineal,
- supporting,
- small time,
- at one's feet,
- enslaved,
- governed,
- confirmatory.
- re lief,
- in significant,
- re liefest,
- re liefer,
- most substract,
- re-serve,
- more small fry,
- more substract,
- in considerable,
- un-important,
- most smallfry,
- minorleague,
- reliefest,
- more small-fry,
- bushleague,
- most reserve,
- re-lief,
- re serve,
- most small-fry,
- more smallfry,
- re-liefest,
- reliefer,
- more reserve,
- in-considerable,
- more backup,
- most small fry,
- most backup,
- re-liefer,
- smallfry.
n.
-
•
- canal,
- brook,
- rill,
- beck,
- geyser,
- artesian well,
- hot spring.
-
•
- clear,
- paid-up,
- flat,
- ex gratia,
- nonrefundable,
- cashless,
- compensatory,
- hourly,
- PPC,
- overdue.
- sub section,
- out posts,
- sub sections,
- de-pendency,
- de-pendencies,
- de pendency,
- out-posts,
- de pendencies,
- ex-tension,
- ex-tensions,
- ex tension.
v.
• Other relevant words: (verb) • subordinate (verb)Other synonyms:
-
•
- river,
- branch,
- watercourse.
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•
- fork.
How to use "Tributary" in context?
A tributary is a stream or river that flows into a larger body of water, such as a lake, ocean or river. In analogy to a drain or sewer, a tributary can carry excess water and pollutants away from a greater body of water.
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