FEEDER Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

feeder

noun

ˈfē-dər

as in tributary

a stream that flows into a larger body of water the lake has several feeders that have their headwaters near the Canadian border

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Recent Examples of feeder Because of doctor-patient confidentiality, execs like Duncan are free to talk openly about corporate secrets, and JoAnne, who drives a BMW and enrolls her weird son Orson (Everett Blunck) into a private feeder school for Stanford, benefits from the inside information. —

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Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026 Nectar feeders can provide an endless show of nature’s beauty. —

Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026 South Carolina has been a feeder school of sorts for the Carolina Panthers for quite some time. —

Mike Kaye updated March 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for feeder

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tributary

Noun

Vast stretches of suburban concrete block its natural drainage, and thousands of homes have been built along its winding, sluggish tributaries.

— Dominic Boyer, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
Khartoum, a metropolis of 7 million, sits at the confluence of tributaries, a sort of Pittsburgh-on-the-Nile.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026