Antonyms for tendingtend·ing

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1. care, attention, aid, tendingadjective

   the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

   "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"

   Antonyms:
   disinclined

   Synonyms:
   assist, attending, financial aid, aid, upkeep, assistance, precaution, forethought, caution, concern, help, charge, economic aid, tutelage, guardianship, maintenance, attention, care, fear

2. apt(p), disposed(p), given(p), minded(p), tending(p)adjective

   (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward

   "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions"

   Antonyms:
   disinclined

How to use tending in a sentence?

1. Kate Corrigan:

   The DA's office was the only law enforcement agency looking into whether violations of the constitution had occurred, now, we no longer have the fox tending the hen house.

2. Andrew Coté:

   Tending beehives on top of New York City and other urban areas is nothing new. However, there has been something of a renaissance in the past five to eight years and it has gained great popularity.

3. Mohammad Ishaq:

   We told them we can manage without their help, it is as if we are doing everything on our own, feeding our people, tending to the sick.

4. Christopher Andersen:

   I have sources that I’ve been tending to for 50 years.

5. Joshua Henne:

   You could make the case that Crowley was more in touch with the inside-the-Beltway D.C. game and House leadership, rather than tending to his garden at home.

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