FEEDERS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

feeders

noun

plural of feeder

as in tributaries

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 feeders All three species tend to travel back south during September, regardless of the flowers and feeders still in the Sooner state. —

Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 27 Feb. 2026 Smart dog feeders With a smartphone app, smart feeders give you full remote control to set feeding quantities and times. —

Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026 From coastal marshes to suburban gardens, flashes of iridescent green and ruby will soon dart between feeders and flowers. —

Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026 To prevent nectar waste, fill feeders a third of the way up with nectar and add additional nectar as more hummingbirds arrive. —

Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Feb. 2026

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tributaries

Noun

Upper Basin States—Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming—contain headwater tributaries and receive much of their water resources through snowmelt and runoff that drain above Lee’s Ferry.

— Outside, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
Many Maryland watermen have been stuck on land for weeks because parts of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries remain frozen over, leaving some oystermen out of work during peak season.

— Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026