Synonyms for spring
sprɪŋ

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1. spring, springtime(noun)

   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. spring(noun)

   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 spring(noun)

   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. spring(noun)

   a point at which water issues forth

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

5. give, spring, springiness(noun)

   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, bounce(verb)

   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, spring(verb)

   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, spring(verb)

   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, ricochet(verb)

   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. spring(verb)

    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. spring(verb)

    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

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1. spring(noun)

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

   Antonyms:
   neap tide

2. spring(verb)

   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. spring(noun)

   Traditionally the first of the four seasons of the year in temperate regions, in which plants spring from the ground and trees come into blossom, following winter and preceding summer.

   He sprang up from his seat.

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

   Antonyms:
   neap tide

4. spring(verb)

   Meteorologically, the months of March, April and May in the northern hemisphere (or September, October and November in the southern).

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

   Antonyms:
   neap tide

5. spring(noun)

   The astronomically delineated period from the moment of vernal equinox, approximately March 21 in the northern hemisphere to the moment of the summer solstice, approximately June 21. (See for other variations.)

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

   Antonyms:
   neap tide

6. spring(noun)

   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. spring(noun)

   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. spring(noun)

   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. spring(noun)

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

   Antonyms:
   neap tide

10. spring(noun)

    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. spring(noun)

    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 Antonyms(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

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 Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. spring(n)

   Synonyms:
   origin, source, fountain, beginning, rise

2. spring(v)

   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

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. spring(v. n.)

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

2. spring(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   rise, start, come forth

3. spring(v. n.)

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

4. spring(v. n.)

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

5. spring(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   rebound, fly back

6. spring(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   warp, bend

7. spring(n.)

   Synonyms:
   leap, bound, jump

8. spring(n.)

   Synonyms:
   elasticity, resiliency, springiness, elastic force

9. spring(n.)

   Synonyms:
   fountain, well, FOUNT, fountain-head

10. spring(n.)

    Synonyms:
    source, original, origin, principle, cause

11. spring(n.)

    Synonyms:
    vernal season

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

1. spring(n)

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

2. spring(n)

   Associated words:
   pegology

3. spring(v)

   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 database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

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

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