Synonyms for tributary
- adjective
- noun
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Subordinate — subordinate; inferior
subordinate, auxiliary, secondary, inferior, subject, accessory, conducive, contributive, subservient, contributory dated
Noun
1. Affluent — A natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water
Definitions
- adj. 1
Subordinate; inferior.
- n. 1
A natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water.
- n. 2
A vein which drains into another vein.
The great saphenous vein is a tributary of the femoral vein.
Related words
- Word family
- tribute
Forms
- Plural
- tributaries → affluents, influents, confluents, feeders…
Example sentences
- subordinate All the other issues are subordinate to this one.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| tributary | falling | |
| subordinate | steady | |
| contributive | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- river2
- 6 letters
- branch1, feeder2
- 7 letters
- subject2
- 8 letters
- inferior4, affluent3, influent
- 9 letters
- secondary4, dependent3, auxiliary4, accessory4, conducive3, dependant, confluent3
- 11 letters
- subordinate4, subservient4
- 12 letters
- contributory5, contributive
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (river2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- tributaire
- Italiano
- tributario
- Español
- tributario