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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 factssource 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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