Antonyms for tend
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1. tend

   Antonyms:
   abuse, aggrieve, damage, defame, defile, disparage, harm, ill-treat, ill-use, impose on, impose upon, injure, malign, maltreat, misemploy, misuse, molest, oppress, persecute, pervert, prostitute, rail at, ravish, reproach, revile, ruin, slander, victimize, vilify, violate, vituperate, wrong

   Synonyms:
   applaud, benefit, care for, cherish, conserve, consider, eulogize, extol, favor, laud, panegyrize, praise, protect, regard, respect, shield, sustain, uphold, vindicate

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1. tend

   Antonyms:
   betray, desert, abandon

   Synonyms:
   nurture, guard, watch, manage, serve, keep, aid, incline, verge, lean, aim, contribute, conduce, attend

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1. • Attend
   • Mind

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1. tend, be given, lean, incline, runverb

   have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

   "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"

   Synonyms:
   course, operate, list, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, move, turn tail, range, run, tilt, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, prevail, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, pitch, escape, dispose, black market, persist, incline, ladder, draw, hightail it, be given, slope, campaign, angle, run away, ply, guide, melt, tip, slant, run for

2. tendverb

   have care of or look after

   "She tends to the children"

   Synonyms:
   run, incline, be given, lean

3. tendverb

   manage or run

   "tend a store"

   Synonyms:
   run, incline, be given, lean

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1. tendverb

   Synonyms:
   conduce, contribute, attend, accompany, guard, incline, lean

How to use tend in a sentence?

1. Mario Draghi:

   One lesson is that we should get used to periods of higher volatility. At very low levels of interest rates, asset prices tend to show higher volatility.

2. Craig Robinson:

   Over time they always tend to drift back to their natural harbor -- candidates who are with them on the issues and speak, and even think, like they do.

3. Steve Maraboli:

   As for your ignorance - do not fear it. Instead be humbled by it and tend to it."

4. Camille Kotton:

   I have major concerns about equity because, from my experience, I have noted that it is patients who tend to be more educated and more empowered to take care of their own healthcare who are getting these additional doses, so I worry that some are being left behind.

5. Jennifer Bellingtier:

   People with positive attitudes are less likely to be hospitalized and tend to live longer.

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