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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'source' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
Synonyms: extraction, start, get-go, showtime, seed, parentage, ascendent, base, pedigree, offset, tooth root, reference, theme, ascendant, informant, root system, rootage, first, etymon, germ, radical, root, kickoff, descent, stemma, source, ancestor, inception, antecedent, stock, origination, author, lineage, reservoir, origin, line, outset, line of descent, stem, root word, starting time, bloodline, generator, solution, ancestry, beginning, commencement, blood, blood line
Antonyms: sink

2. (noun) source
a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
Synonyms: origin, beginning, reservoir, seed, informant, rootage, root, author, germ, generator, reference
Antonyms: sink

3. (noun) source, seed, germ
anything that provides inspiration for later work
Synonyms: generator, rootage, seeded player, seed, bug, reference, informant, germ, seminal fluid, beginning, semen, cum, root, microbe, come, source, ejaculate, author, origin, reservoir
Antonyms: sink

4. (noun) source
a facility where something is available
Synonyms: origin, beginning, reservoir, seed, informant, rootage, root, author, germ, generator, reference
Antonyms: sink

5. (noun) informant, source
a person who supplies information
Synonyms: origin, beginning, generator, witness, informant, rootage, root, author, seed, reference, source, germ, witnesser, reservoir
Antonyms: sink

6. (noun) generator, source, author
someone who originates or causes or initiates something
Synonyms: writer, origin, beginning, generator, informant, rootage, root, author, seed, reference, source, germ, reservoir
Antonyms: sink

7. (noun) source
(technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system
Synonyms: origin, beginning, reservoir, seed, informant, rootage, root, author, germ, generator, reference
Antonyms: sink

8. (noun) reservoir, source
anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
Synonyms: origin, beginning, generator, author, informant, rootage, root, artificial lake, seed, reference, source, germ, reservoir, man-made lake
Antonyms: sink

9. (verb) reference, source
a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
Synonyms: extension, rootage, denotation, character reference, acknowledgment, reference point, generator, reference book, author, seed, mention, reservoir, informant, germ, credit, beginning, consultation, origin, point of reference, reference work, computer address, reference, address, quotation, character, root, cite, book of facts, source, citation
Antonyms: sink

10. (verb) source
get (a product) from another country or business
Antonyms: sink

11. (verb) source
specify the origin of
Antonyms: sink


Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'source' English Synonyms and Antonyms 

1. source
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
Synonyms: beginning, arising, inauguration, origin, source, commencement, inception, outset, spring, fount, initiation, rise, start, fountain, opening


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