Synonyms for spring
sprɪŋspring

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1. springnoun

   Synonyms:
   fount, bounciness, impetus, bounce, resilience, impulse, springiness, elasticity, source

   Antonyms:
   neap tide

2. springnoun

   The source of an action

   Synonyms:
   fount, springiness, bounce, resilience, chubby, elasticity, stiffy, source, woody, impetus, hard-on, bounciness, boner, impulse

   Antonyms:
   neap tide

3. springnoun

   To jump or leap.

   He sprang up from his seat.

   Synonyms:
   boner, stiffy, woody, impulse, chubby, hard-on, source, resilience, bounce, springiness, bounciness, fount, impetus, elasticity, jump, bound, leap

   Antonyms:
   neap tide

4. springnoun

   To produce or disclose unexpectedly, especially of surprises, traps, etc.

   Synonyms:
   boner, impulse, fount, bounciness, source, springiness, elasticity, impetus, woody, bounce, stiffy, chubby, hard-on, resilience

   Antonyms:
   neap tide

5. springnoun

   To release or set free, especially from prison.

   Synonyms:
   chubby, impetus, woody, elasticity, boner, resilience, bounce, hard-on, bounciness, stiffy, impulse, fount, springiness, source, spring loose, release, let out, free

   Antonyms:
   neap tide

6. springnoun

   Spring tide; a tide of greater-than-average range, that is, around the first or third quarter of a lunar month, or around the times of the new or full moon.

   Synonyms:
   impetus, chubby, boner, source, springiness, fount, resilience, hard-on, woody, bounce, bounciness, stiffy, impulse, elasticity

   Antonyms:
   neap tide

7. springnoun

   A place where water emerges from the ground.

   This water is bottled from the spring of the river.

   Synonyms:
   resilience, boner, woody, stiffy, chubby, impetus, bounce, bounciness, elasticity, hard-on, source, fount, springiness, impulse

   Antonyms:
   neap tide

8. springnoun

   The property of a body of springing to its original form after being compressed, stretched, etc.

   Synonyms:
   impetus, bounciness, chubby, elasticity, boner, stiffy, impulse, bounce, resilience, woody, fount, hard-on, source, springiness

   Antonyms:
   neap tide

9. springnoun

   A mechanical device made of flexible or coiled material that exerts force when it is bent, compressed or stretched.

   We jumped so hard the bed springs broke.

   Synonyms:
   source, resilience, springiness, stiffy, elasticity, boner, bounciness, fount, hard-on, bounce, impulse, woody, impetus, chubby

   Antonyms:
   neap tide

10. springnoun

    A rope attaching the bow of a vessel to the stern-side of the jetty, or vice versa, to stop the vessel from surging.

    You should put a couple of springs onto the jetty to stop the boat moving so much.

    Synonyms:
    woody, hard-on, source, impetus, springiness, impulse, chubby, stiffy, boner, bounce, resilience, elasticity, bounciness, fount

    Antonyms:
    neap tide

11. springnoun

    An erection of the penis.

    Synonyms:
    hard-on, chubby, impulse, springiness, woody, elasticity, bounce, stiffy, fount, source, impetus, bounciness, resilience, boner

    Antonyms:
    neap tide

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. spring

   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, source, start

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. springnoun

   Synonyms:
   origin, source, fountain, beginning, rise

2. springverb

   Synonyms:
   leap, bound, jump, start, emerge, issue, proceed, originate, rise, emanate, germinate, burst, flow

   Antonyms:
   settle, alight, land, drop, arrive, issue, eventuate, end, terminate, debouch, disembogue

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. spring, springtimenoun

   the season of growth

   "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year"

   Synonyms:
   natural spring, give, springtime, bounce, saltation, bound, leaping, springiness, fountain, outflow, leap, outpouring

2. springnoun

   a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed

   "the spring was broken"

   Synonyms:
   natural spring, give, springtime, bounce, saltation, bound, leaping, springiness, fountain, outflow, leap, outpouring

3. spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural springnoun

   a natural flow of ground water

   Synonyms:
   leakage, run, leak, fountain, escape, onslaught, give, bound, discharge, springiness, springtime, efflux, leap, flood, fount, gush, saltation, bounce, barrage, jet, natural spring, bombardment, overflow, leaping, outpouring, effluence, flush, outflow

4. springnoun

   a point at which water issues forth

   Synonyms:
   natural spring, give, springtime, bounce, saltation, bound, leaping, springiness, fountain, outflow, leap, outpouring

5. give, spring, springinessnoun

   the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

   Synonyms:
   natural spring, bound, give, outpouring, bounce, saltation, springtime, leaping, springiness, fountain, outflow, leap

6. leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounceverb

   a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

   Synonyms:
   dancing, bounciness, dance, fountain, bounds, edge, terpsichore, give, bound, springiness, springtime, leap, saltation, bounce, natural spring, boundary, leaping, bouncing, outpouring, limit, outflow, jump

7. jump, leap, bound, springverb

   move forward by leaps and bounds

   "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

   Synonyms:
   start, jumpstart, rise, jump out, jump off, throttle, climb up, restrict, stick out, trammel, stand out, take form, alternate, derail, form, jump-start, ricochet, border, skip, recoil, reverberate, startle, rebound, parachute, confine, pass over, leap, restrain, skip over, jump, take a hop, chute, bounce, resile, bound, limit, leap out, take shape

8. form, take form, take shape, springverb

   develop into a distinctive entity

   "our plans began to take shape"

   Synonyms:
   rebound, constitute, recoil, mould, imprint, form, bound, take form, work, leap, mold, ricochet, bounce, take a hop, take shape, organize, forge, resile, shape, reverberate, make, organise, jump

9. bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochetverb

   spring back; spring away from an impact

   "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

   Synonyms:
   forswear, rally, throttle, echo, quail, restrict, funk, ring, abjure, trammel, retract, take form, backfire, flinch, form, wince, ricochet, shrink, recoil, border, resound, cringe, rebound, reflect, backlash, confine, leap, restrain, squinch, reverberate, jump, take a hop, kick back, bounce, resile, bound, limit, kick, take shape, jounce, recant

10. springverb

    develop suddenly

    "The tire sprang a leak"

    Synonyms:
    recoil, rebound, take shape, form, take form, bounce, bound, ricochet, take a hop, jump, leap, reverberate, resile

11. springverb

    produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly

    "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving"

    Synonyms:
    recoil, rebound, take shape, form, take form, bounce, bound, ricochet, take a hop, jump, leap, reverberate, resile

Matched Categories

1. • Become
   • Disclose
   • Elastic Device
   • Elasticity
   • Geological Formation
   • Grow
   • Move
   • Season
   • Source

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. springverb

   Synonyms:
   leap, bound, jump, vault, hop, CAPER

2. springverb

   Synonyms:
   rise, start, come forth

3. springverb

   Synonyms:
   arise, proceed, issue, put forth, shoot forth, make its appearance

4. springverb

   Synonyms:
   originate, emanate, flow, take its rise, have its origin

5. springverb

   Synonyms:
   rebound, fly back

6. springverb

   Synonyms:
   warp, bend

7. springnoun

   Synonyms:
   leap, bound, jump

8. springnoun

   Synonyms:
   elasticity, resiliency, springiness, elastic force

9. springnoun

   Synonyms:
   fountain, well, FOUNT, fountain-head

10. springnoun

    Synonyms:
    source, original, origin, principle, cause

11. springnoun

    Synonyms:
    vernal season

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1. springnoun

   Synonyms:
   leap, bound, saltation, vault, jump, resilience, elasticity, springiness, fount, fountain, source, cause, origin, motive, source, springtime, vernal season

2. springnoun

   Associated words:
   pegology

3. springverb

   Synonyms:
   dart, shoot, bound, leap, jump, hop, vault, emerge, rise, arise, rebound, recoil, fly back, bend, warp, issue, emanate, originate, flow, arise

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "spring":

   springtime, printemps, springs, rabi, jara, jaro, jar, chun, jari, rabie, snap, sprlng, rabih, al-rubaie, rabei, yingchun, xuan, source, spling

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How to use spring in a sentence?

1. Kahlil Gibran:

   Would that I were a dry well, and that the people tossed stones into me, for that would be easier than to be a spring of flowing water that the thirsty pass by, and from which they avoid drinking.

2. Klaas Dijkhoff:

   The 6th of March, the 7th of March is when you can expect the spring influx to rise ... we have until that time to find solutions that mostly involve the Greek-Turkish influx, the border there, if that doesn't lead to lower numbers, we'll have to find other measures and we'll have to do more contingency planning ... That's a very crucial date to see to what extent we succeed in lowering the influx towards Europe as a whole, or we have to take other measures.

3. Jeff Yang:

   As we wait for our next helping of ‘Succession,’ apparently coming in spring 2023, ‘The Bear’ provided us with a similarly addictive dose of vividly memorable characters, family drama and eye-popping surprises, albeit on the opposite end of the class spectrum, but is it a comedy or a drama?

4. Stan Getz:

   My life is music. And in some vague, mysterious, and subconscious way, I have always been driven by a taut inner spring which has propelled me to almost compulsively reach for perfection in music, often--in fact, mostly--at the expense of everything else in my life.

5. Sirri Sureyya Onder:

   I invite the PKK to attend an extraordinary congress in the spring months in order to make the strategic and historic decision to abandon the armed struggle.