source

The word “source” has 1 syllable: source

It's pronounced as /sɔrs/

What is synonym and antonym for source?

In the thesaurus, “source” has 93 synonyms and 11 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for source

adduce
antecedent
author
authority
authorship
baseline
bear out
begetter
beginning
birthplace
branch
caption
cause
citation
cite
commencement
connection
corroborate
cradle
cross-reference
dawn
dawning
day one
derivation
determinant
document
excerpt
exemplify
expert
extract
father
feeder
first base
font
footnote
fount
fountain
fountainhead
genesis
get-go
geyser
ground zero
head
headspring
headstream
headwater
hot spring
illustrate
inception
incipience
incipiency
informant
instance
kickoff
launch
maternity
mention
morning
mother
name
nascence
nascency
note
onset
opening
origin
origination
originator
outset
parent
paternity
provenance
provenience
quotation
quote
reference
represent
rise
rising
root
seedbed
specialist
specify
spring
square one
start
starting point
substantiate
threshold
tributary
validate
well
wellspring

Antonyms for source

completion
conclusion
consequence
effect
end
ending
finish
outcome
outgrowth
result
stop

Meanings of source

noun
1. The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
2. Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.
3. A reporter's informant.
4. Source code.
5. The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
verb
1. To obtain or procure: used especially of a business resource.
2. To find information about (a quotation)'s source (from which it comes): to find a citation for.

Example Sentences

The river is the main source of water for the village.
She found the original source of the quotation online.
Solar energy is a clean source of power.
The newspaper refused to reveal its confidential source.
Fresh fruit is an excellent source of vitamins.

On this page you'll find 104 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to source, such as: adduce, antecedent, author, authority, authorship, baseline, bear out.

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