Words Like TRIBUTARY

We have put together a list of words that are similar to TRIBUTARY.

6 Alternative Words Similar to tributary

1 Secondary Adjective      Similar Words Like Secondary
2 Feeder Noun      Synonym Words Like Feeder
3 Affluent Noun      Synonym Words Like Affluent
4 Branch Noun      Synonym Words Like Branch
5 Subordinate Adjective      Synonym Words Like Subordinate
6 Inferior Adjective      Synonym Words Like Inferior

3 examples of tributary

1 the Ohio has many tributary streams, and is itself tributary to the Mississippi
2 a contributory factor
3 the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city

10 definitions of tributary

1 Paying tribute to another, either from compulsion, as an acknowledgment of submission, or to secure protection, or for the purpose of purchasing peace.
2 Hence, subject; subordinate; inferior.
3 Paid in tribute.
4 Yielding supplies of any kind; serving to form or make up, a greater object of the same kind, as a part, branch, etc.; contributing.
5 A ruler or state that pays tribute, or a stated sum, to a conquering power, for the purpose of securing peace and protection, or as an acknowledgment of submission, or for the purchase of security.
6 A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; an affluent.
7 paying tribute
8 a branch that flows into the main stream
9 (of a stream) flowing into a larger stream
10 tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
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