Synonyms for wellspring
ˈwɛlˌsprɪŋwell·spring

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1. wellhead, wellspringnoun

   the source of water for a well

   Synonyms:
   fountainhead, well, wellhead

2. well, wellspring, fountainheadnoun

   an abundant source

   "she was a well of information"

   Synonyms:
   fountainhead, headspring, well, head, wellhead

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1. wellspringnoun

   Synonyms:
   spring, fountain, well, well-head

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1. Chuck Schumer:

   As we debate this issue, so critical to the wellspring of our democracy, we will all confront the critical question : Shall members of this chamber do what is necessary to pass these bills and move them to the President's desk ? It's my hope that courage awakens within the heart of our Republican colleagues before the day is out.

2. Keith DeCoster:

   Unless there is some big wellspring in demand and unless there's a bounce-back in the core tenants - the financial and legal sector - we don't see where the demand is going to come from.

3. Robert Blumenschine:

   Not only is Africa the storehouse of the ancient fossil heritage for people the world over, it was also the wellspring of everything that makes us human, including our technological prowess, our artistic ability and our supreme intellect.

4. Tom Holland:

   Mesopotamia, Iraq, Syria, this is the wellspring of global civilization, it really couldn't be higher stakes in terms of conservation.

5. Pope John Paul II:

   Where self-interest is suppressed, it is replaced by a burdensome system of bureaucratic control that dries up the wellspring of initiative and creativity.