origin

The word “origin” has 3 syllables: or-i-gin

It's pronounced as /ˈɔːrɪdʒɪn/

What is synonym and antonym for origin?

In the thesaurus, “origin” has 63 synonyms and 10 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for origin along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for origin

ancestry
baseline
beginning
birth
blood
bloodline
breeding
commencement
cradle
creation
dawn
day one
descent
extraction
family
family tree
first base
font
fountain
fountainhead
genealogy
genesis
germ
get-go
git-go
ground zero
heredity
house
inauguration
inception
incipience
incipiency
kickoff
kin
kindred
launch
line
lineage
morning
nascence
nascency
onset
origination
outset
parentage
pedigree
race
relations
relatives
root
seed
seedbed
source
spring
square one
start
stock
strain
succession
threshold
well
wellhead
wellspring

Antonyms for origin

child
heir
inheritor
issue
offspring
posterity
progeny
seed
son
successor

Meanings of origin

noun
1. The beginning of something.
2. The source of a river, information, goods, etc.
3. The point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect.
4. The proximal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will not be moved by the action of that muscle.
5. An arbitrary point on Earth's surface, chosen as the zero for a system of coordinates.
6. (in the plural) Ancestry.

Example Sentences

Scientists are still debating the origin of the universe.
The origin of this tradition dates back hundreds of years.
She wanted to learn more about her family’s origin.
The report traced the origin of the infection to contaminated water.
Many words in English have a Latin origin.

On this page you'll find 73 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to origin, such as: ancestry, baseline, beginning, birth, blood, bloodline, breeding.

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