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Antonyms for source
sɔrs, soʊrssource

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English Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. source

    The Latin commencement is more formal than the Saxon beginning, as the verb commence, is more formal than begin. Commencement is for the most part restricted to some form of action, while beginning has no restriction, but may be applied to action, state, material, extent, enumeration, or to whatever else may be conceived of as having a first part, point, degree, etc. The letter A is at the beginning (not the commencement) of every alphabet. If we were to speak of the commencement of the Pacific Railroad, we should be understood to refer to the enterprise and its initiatory act; if we were to refer to the roadway we should say "Here is the beginning of the Pacific Railroad." In the great majority of cases begin and beginning are preferable to commence and commencement as the simple, idiomatic English words, always accurate and expressive. "In the beginning was the word," John i, 1. An origin is the point from which something starts or sets out, often involving, and always suggesting causal connection; as, the origin of evil; the origin of a nation, a government, or a family. A source is that which furnishes a first and continuous supply, that which flows forth freely or may be readily recurred to; as, the source of a river; a source of knowledge; a source of inspiration; fertile land is a source (not an origin) of wealth. A rise is thought of as in an action; we say that a lake is the source of a certain river, or that the river takes its rise from the lake. Motley wrote of "The Rise of the Dutch Republic." Fount, fountain, and spring, in their figurative senses, keep close to their literal meaning. Compare CAUSE.

    See synonyms for END.

    Synonyms:
    arising, beginning, commencement, fount, fountain, inauguration, inception, initiation, opening, origin, outset, rise, spring, start

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. source

    Antonyms:
    mouth, debouchure, termination, end, exit, issue, result, effect

    Synonyms:
    rise, origin, spring, fount, fountain, cause, commencement, beginning

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. beginning, origin, root, rootage, sourcenoun

    the place where something begins, where it springs into being

    "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"

    Antonyms:
    sink

    Synonyms:
    extraction, start, get-go, showtime, seed, parentage, ascendent, base, pedigree, offset, tooth root, reference, theme, ascendant, informant, root system, rootage, first, etymon, germ, radical, root, kickoff, descent, stemma, ancestor, inception, antecedent, stock, origination, author, lineage, reservoir, origin, line, outset, line of descent, stem, root word, starting time, bloodline, generator, solution, ancestry, beginning, commencement, blood, blood line

  2. sourcenoun

    a document (or organization) from which information is obtained

    "the reporter had two sources for the story"

    Antonyms:
    sink

    Synonyms:
    origin, beginning, reservoir, seed, informant, rootage, root, author, germ, generator, reference

  3. source, seed, germnoun

    anything that provides inspiration for later work

    Antonyms:
    sink

    Synonyms:
    generator, rootage, seeded player, seed, bug, reference, informant, germ, seminal fluid, beginning, semen, cum, root, microbe, come, ejaculate, author, origin, reservoir

  4. sourcenoun

    a facility where something is available

    Antonyms:
    sink

    Synonyms:
    origin, beginning, reservoir, seed, informant, rootage, root, author, germ, generator, reference

  5. informant, sourcenoun

    a person who supplies information

    Antonyms:
    sink

    Synonyms:
    origin, beginning, generator, witness, informant, rootage, root, author, seed, reference, germ, witnesser, reservoir

  6. generator, source, authornoun

    someone who originates or causes or initiates something

    "he was the generator of several complaints"

    Antonyms:
    sink

    Synonyms:
    writer, origin, beginning, generator, informant, rootage, root, author, seed, reference, germ, reservoir

  7. sourcenoun

    (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system

    "a heat source"; "a source of carbon dioxide"

    Antonyms:
    sink

    Synonyms:
    origin, beginning, reservoir, seed, informant, rootage, root, author, germ, generator, reference

  8. reservoir, sourcenoun

    anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies

    "an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival"

    Antonyms:
    sink

    Synonyms:
    origin, beginning, generator, author, informant, rootage, root, artificial lake, seed, reference, germ, reservoir, man-made lake

  9. reference, sourceverb

    a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to

    "he carried an armful of references back to his desk"; "he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation"

    Antonyms:
    sink

    Synonyms:
    extension, rootage, denotation, character reference, acknowledgment, reference point, generator, reference book, author, seed, mention, reservoir, informant, germ, credit, beginning, consultation, origin, point of reference, reference work, computer address, reference, address, quotation, character, root, cite, book of facts, citation

  10. sourceverb

    get (a product) from another country or business

    "She sourced a supply of carpet"; "They are sourcing from smaller companies"

    Antonyms:
    sink

  11. sourceverb

    specify the origin of

    "The writer carefully sourced her report"

    Antonyms:
    sink

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. sourcenoun

    Synonyms:
    origin, spring, fountain, rise

How to use source in a sentence?

  1. The Times:

    The source of the name ‘Toby‘ is not known, it is simply astonishing that years after this scandal erupted we are learning about an account Lois Lerner used that evidently hadn’t been searched.

  2. Peggy Kotsopoulos:

    These provide a healthy dose of proteins and fats, and are a great source of B vitamins that are essential for optimal nervous system function.

  3. Sandeep Aggarwal:

    It Makes No Sense For A Branded Physical Automobile Dealership To Spend Rs. 45000 To Source, Refurbish, Certify and Sell A Used Car If The Same Can Be Done At A Lower Price With The Help Of Technology And Data Science.

  4. Nick Bunker:

    Workers continued to quit their jobs at a historic rate. The low-wage sectors directly impacted by the pandemic continued to be the source of much of the elevated quitting.

  5. Ray Davies:

    I think when you write songs, you write about people... People are the source of my material. And London is a wonderful place to be for people. So, the next time you're sitting in a park somewhere, and you see someone like me looking at you, don't phone the police. I'm just writing.

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#419source
#604issue
#611result
#1071effect
#3227exit
#3327mouth
#6054termination
#7229sink

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