Synonyms for source
sɔrs, soʊrs

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1. beginning, origin, root, rootage, source(noun)

   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"

   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

   Antonyms:
   sink

2. source(noun)

   a document (or organization) from which information is obtained

   "the reporter had two sources for the story"

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

   Antonyms:
   sink

3. source, seed, germ(noun)

   anything that provides inspiration for later work

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

   Antonyms:
   sink

4. source(noun)

   a facility where something is available

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

   Antonyms:
   sink

5. informant, source(noun)

   a person who supplies information

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

   Antonyms:
   sink

6. generator, source, author(noun)

   someone who originates or causes or initiates something

   "he was the generator of several complaints"

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

   Antonyms:
   sink

7. source(noun)

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

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

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

   Antonyms:
   sink

8. reservoir, source(noun)

   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"

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

   Antonyms:
   sink

9. reference, source(verb)

   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"

   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

   Antonyms:
   sink

10. source(verb)

    get (a product) from another country or business

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

    Antonyms:
    sink

11. source(verb)

    specify the origin of

    "The writer carefully sourced her report"

    Antonyms:
    sink

English Synonyms and Antonyms(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

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 Antonyms(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. source

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

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

Dictionary of English Synonymes(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. source(n.)

   Synonyms:
   origin, spring, fountain, head, rise, cradle, beginning, commencement, fountain-head, starting point

2. source(n.)

   Synonyms:
   cause, original

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. source(n)

   Synonyms:
   origin, spring, fountain, rise

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1. List of paraphrases:

   origin, sources, font, fuente, cause, origins, origen, supply, melting, fount, melt, wellspring, home, originating, root, provenance, smelting, resource, fonts, spring

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US English

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British

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Australian

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Indian

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How to use source in a sentence?

1. The CDC:

   The epidemiological evidence available at this time suggests that a common meal item or ingredient served at Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants in several states is a likely source of this outbreak.

2. Guindon cartoon caption:

   Whatever their other contributions to our society, lawyers could be an important source of protein.

3. Aliko Dangote:

   This devaluation alone, we have lost over 50 billion naira ($176 million), the gas, which is our main source of power, is priced in dollars. If there is 40 percent devaluation, your price will go up by 40 percent. Every single aspect of the production will go up by that percentage.

4. Josh Frydenberg:

   Obviously we'd like to see waste reused or recycled, primarily, but waste-to-energy is a legitimate source of generation.

5. Lindred Greer:

   To create a safe conversation, you need a change of scenery, go out for a walk or coffee and be genuinely curious and engage in active listening and ask how they feel about work and what's going on in life to find the source of tension.

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