Synonyms for source

Other words for “source”, grouped by meaning.

We found 11 synonyms for “source”. The most common are beginning, origin, root, rootage, seed.

noun the place where something begins, where it springs into being

noun anything that provides inspiration for later work

Synonymsseed germ

noun a person who supplies information

noun someone who originates or causes or initiates something

noun (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system

Oppositessink

noun anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies

noun a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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