Antonyms for spring
sprɪŋspring

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1. springnoun

   Antonyms:
   neap tide

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

2. springnoun

   The source of an action

   Antonyms:
   neap tide

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

3. springnoun

   To jump or leap.

   He sprang up from his seat.

   Antonyms:
   neap tide

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

4. springnoun

   To produce or disclose unexpectedly, especially of surprises, traps, etc.

   Antonyms:
   neap tide

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

5. springnoun

   To release or set free, especially from prison.

   Antonyms:
   neap tide

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

6. springnoun

   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.

   Antonyms:
   neap tide

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

7. springnoun

   A place where water emerges from the ground.

   This water is bottled from the spring of the river.

   Antonyms:
   neap tide

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

8. springnoun

   The property of a body of springing to its original form after being compressed, stretched, etc.

   Antonyms:
   neap tide

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

9. springnoun

   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.

   Antonyms:
   neap tide

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

10. springnoun

    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.

    Antonyms:
    neap tide

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

11. springnoun

    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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. springnoun

   Synonyms:
   origin, source, fountain, beginning, rise

2. springverb

   Antonyms:
   settle, alight, land, drop, arrive, issue, eventuate, end, terminate, debouch, disembogue

   Synonyms:
   leap, bound, jump, start, emerge, issue, proceed, originate, rise, emanate, germinate, burst, flow

Matched Categories

1. • Become
   • Disclose
   • Elastic Device
   • Elasticity
   • Geological Formation
   • Grow
   • Move
   • Season
   • Source

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. spring, springtimenoun

   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. springnoun

   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 springnoun

   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. springnoun

   a point at which water issues forth

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

5. give, spring, springinessnoun

   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, bounceverb

   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, springverb

   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, springverb

   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, ricochetverb

   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. springverb

    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. springverb

    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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. springnoun

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

2. springnoun

   Associated words:
   pegology

3. springverb

   Synonyms:
   dart, shoot, bound, leap, jump, hop, vault, emerge, rise, arise, rebound, recoil, fly back, bend, warp, issue, emanate, originate, flow, arise

How to use spring in a sentence?

1. Sandhya Kumar:

   With the spring time change, you essentially have to go to bed earlier and get up earlier, which is difficult for many of us to do, most of us end up losing 40 to 50 minutes of sleep those first few days—and as a nation that’s significantly sleep deprived to begin with, even that little change can impact health.

2. Christina Pushaw:

   For nearly two years, corporate media and partisan opponents have targeted Ron DeSantis with relentless criticism for taking a strong stand against lockdowns, in Spring 2020, they attacked Ron DeSantis for refusing to close Florida’s beaches. In Summer 2020, they attacked Ron DeSantis for opening schools. In Spring 2021, they attacked Ron DeSantis for ending local emergency orders in the few counties that still attempted to impose restrictions. In Fall 2021, they attacked Ron DeSantis for appointing State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, an eminently qualified physician who immediately ended the forced quarantine of healthy schoolchildren.

3. Jennifer Fahy:

   What we're hearing, because of the snowpack and rain and the wet ground, is that farmers are going to be dealing with this throughout the spring. So we're in it for the long haul.

4. Jason Lutterman:

   In many places where wild horses and burros roam, virtually no vegetation was produced in the spring and early summer growing seasons.

5. Thomas Lehman:

   The lack of water has created a lot of damage to the so-called spring crop, and the rice planting is extremely difficult without sufficient water.

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