TRIBUTARY Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word tributary. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for TRIBUTARY
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brook | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river) verb • put up with something or somebody unpleasant | ||||||||
creek | nounn | |||||||
noun • a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river) • any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma | ||||||||
rill | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a small stream • a small channel (as one formed by soil erosion) | ||||||||
river | nounn | |||||||
noun • a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek) | ||||||||
rivulet | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small stream | ||||||||
stream | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth • dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas • the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression • something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously • a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) verb • to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind • exude profusely • move in large numbers • rain heavily • flow freely and abundantly | ||||||||
watercourse | nounn | |||||||
noun • natural or artificial channel through which water flows • a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth • a conduit through which water flows | ||||||||
affluent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • an affluent person; a person who is financially well off • a branch that flows into the main stream adjective satellite • having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value | ||||||||
conducive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • tending to bring about; being partly responsible for | ||||||||
confluent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a branch that flows into the main stream adjective satellite • flowing together | ||||||||
contributing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • tending to bring about; being partly responsible for | ||||||||
contributive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • tending to bring about; being partly responsible for | ||||||||
contributory | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • tending to bring about; being partly responsible for | ||||||||
feeder | nounn | |||||||
noun • an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening • someone who consumes food for nourishment • a branch that flows into the main stream • a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material • an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds • an animal that feeds on a particular source of food |