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tributary

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of tributary

a stream that flows into a larger body of water

the Amazon and its more than 1,000 known tributaries form the world's largest drainage basin

Synonyms of tributary

affluent, bayou, branch, confluent, feeder, influent

Words Related to tributary

brook, brooklet, creek, rill, rivulet, run [chiefly Midland], streamlet

fountainhead, head, headstream, headwater, source

Antonyms of tributary

distributary, effluent

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