Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tending

1 sense of tending

Sense 1
care, attention, aid, tending -- (the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention")
       => work -- (activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tend

3 senses of tend

Sense 1
tend, be given, lean, incline, run -- (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")
       => be -- (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer")

Sense 2
tend -- (have care of or look after; "She tends to the children")
       => attend, take care, look, see -- (take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business")

Sense 3
tend -- (manage or run; "tend a store")
       => take care, mind -- (be in charge of or deal with; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements")

Antonyms of adj tending

1 sense of tending

Sense 1
apt (predicate), disposed (predicate), given (predicate), minded (predicate), tending (predicate) -- ((usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions")

INDIRECT (VIA inclined) -> disinclined -- (unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval; "disinclined to say anything to anybody")

Similarity of adj tending

1 sense of tending

Sense 1
apt (predicate), disposed (predicate), given (predicate), minded (predicate), tending (predicate) -- ((usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions")
       => inclined (predicate) (vs. disinclined) -- ((often followed by `to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency; "wasn't inclined to believe the excuse"; "inclined to be moody")