Contributing
Contributing adjective - Tending to bring about; being partly responsible for.
Secondary and contributing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Secondary" instead an adjective "Contributing".
Secondary
Secondary adjective - Taken or created from something original or basic.
Contributing and secondary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contributing" instead an adjective "Secondary".
Nearby Words: second, secondarily
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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A song sung mostly by the main villain, with the secondary villain contributing a few lines, about how the secondary villain failed.
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