Synonyms of contributing

contributing

verb

present participle of contribute

1

as in donating

to make a donation as part of a group effort

would you like to contribute to the Thanksgiving fund for needy families?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• donating
• presenting
• providing
• kicking in
• pitching in
• bestowing
• awarding
• chipping in
• giving
• affording
• conferring
• furnishing
• endowing
• doling (out)

2

as in volunteering

to make a present of

contributes money to a variety of worthy causes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• donating
• volunteering
• giving
• providing
• presenting
• bestowing
• issuing
• offering
• awarding
• giving of
• giving away
• rendering
• furnishing
• assisting
• paying
• benefiting
• affording
• aiding
• conferring
• helping
• imparting
• endowing
• sacrificing
• throwing in
• extending
• kicking in
• administering
• comping
• pitching in
• dispensing
• chipping in
• lavishing
• handing out
• regaling
• meting (out)
• doling out
• dishing out
• proffering
• tendering
• enduing
• forking (over, out, or up)
• putting up
• pungling (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• holding
• keeping
• retaining
• preserving
• saving
• withholding
• advancing
• selling
• pocketing
• lending
• loaning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of contributing

So, to recap, nine penalties on nine different players, either directly leading to or at least contributing to all 31 of Carolina’s points. —Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 11 Jan. 2026

Those players all have real roles for the Red Wings and are contributing. —Max Bultman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026

Prior to his practicing in late December, though, Hunt has been in the building, in team meetings, contributing off the field. —Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2026

Peter Tonguette is a contributing writer to the Washington Examiner magazine. —Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026

As national outrage over Minnesota’s welfare fraud grows, contributing writer Veronique de Rugy asks, what would a serious antifraud agenda actually look like? —James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026

Before that, Becca was a staff writer at The Week, primarily contributing to Speed Reads. —Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 9 Jan. 2026

Jarvis has been contributing to riding development, testing, race strategy, and long-term vision for the project. —New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026

Distracted driving and speeding are key factors contributing to many crashes. —Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 8 Nov. 2025