Contributory and Tending

Contributory

Contributory adjective - Tending to bring about; being partly responsible for.
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Tending and contributory are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tending" instead an adjective "Contributory".

Tending

Tending adjective - Having a tendency to be or act in a certain way.
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Synonyms for Tending

Contributory and tending are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contributory" instead an adjective "Tending".

Nearby Words: tended, tendance
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