Synonyms of tended

tended 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of tend

as in leaned

to show a liking or proneness (for something)

her wardrobe tends toward dark colors and heavy fabrics

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaned
• inclined
• went
• ran
• trended
• pointed
• indicated
• gravitated
• suggested

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoided
• shunned
• shied (from or away from)

tended

2 of 2

verb (2)

past tense of tend

1

as in watched

to take charge of especially on behalf of another

tend the store while I run an errand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• watched
• supervised
• managed
• oversaw
• attended
• operated
• guarded
• controlled
• superintended
• protected
• conducted
• looked after
• minded
• saw to
• governed
• ran
• guided
• directed
• cared (for)
• took care of
• regulated
• saw after
• patrolled
• shielded
• shepherded
• safeguarded
• presided (over)
• administrated
• stewarded
• babied
• chaperoned
• babysat
• mothered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• abandoned
• neglected
• forgot
• disregarded
• passed over

2

as in grew

to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care

lately I haven't been doing a good job of tending my garden

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grew
• cultivated
• produced
• planted
• promoted
• raised
• harvested
• reared
• dressed
• cropped
• cultured
• bred
• propagated
• gathered
• rooted
• gleaned
• sowed
• reaped
• sprouted
• ripened
• quickened
• germinated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• killed
• picked
• dug
• plucked
• uprooted
• pulled (up)
• cut
• extirpated
• mowed
• hayed

3

as in cultivated

to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on

plots that during the war were tended by city dwellers as vegetable gardens

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cultivated
• planted
• farmed
• harvested
• tilled
• cropped
• reaped
• harrowed
• hoed
• sharecropped

4

as in managed

to look after and make decisions about

the dying patriarch wondered who would tend the family business after he was gone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• managed
• operated
• supervised
• conducted
• controlled
• handled
• oversaw
• regulated
• ran
• governed
• directed
• kept
• administered
• guided
• overlooked
• carried on
• protected
• led
• administrated
• presided (over)
• steered
• watched
• watched over
• superintended
• stewarded
• guarded
• minded
• piloted
• safeguarded
• cared (for)
• micromanaged
• stage-managed
• comanaged
• codirected

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tended

Verb

For these players, the investments tended to be cheap compared to the potential gains. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

Predecessors both Republican and Democrat tended to respect the independence of regulators in the antitrust division of the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 13 July 2026

Past Repetto collaborations have tended to lean more towards the luxury end of the spectrum. — Augustine Hammond, Vogue, 13 July 2026

While research around sports and brain impacts has tended to focus on American football, soccer players may be at risk as well. — Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 12 July 2026

Since those particles tended to settle under Earth’s gravity, the company began exploring whether microgravity could offer better control over their placement. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026

An elderly person, living alone, might succumb to heat exhaustion with no one around to help; a kid who ends up overheated at a summer camp will be tended to by counselors. — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026

Studying that chemistry in ancient concrete requires a sample that nobody has patched or restored along the way—a rare commodity at ruins tended by generations of conservators. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 11 July 2026

Stevens also seemed to be an especially good character fit for Michigan, whose Democratic senators in the past four decades have tended to offer more substance than style. — Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 10 July 2026