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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