Synonyms of tributaries

tributaries

noun

plural of tributary

as in headwaters

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 & Similar Words

• headwaters
• branches
• bayous
• affluents
• feeders
• sources
• influents
• creeks
• backwaters
• rivulets
• confluents
• streamlets
• brooks
• rills
• runs
• headstreams
• brooklets
• fountainheads
• heads

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• effluents
• distributaries