Synonyms of fountainhead

fountainhead

noun

ˈfau̇n-tᵊn-ˌhed 

1

as in source

a point or place at which something is invented or provided

historically, California has served as the fountainhead of that eclectic group of self-actualization movements known as the New Age

Synonyms & Similar Words

• source
• cradle
• origin
• fountain
• spring
• wellspring
• root
• font
• commencement
• beginning
• well
• seedbed
• genesis
• inception
• start
• outset
• day one
• dawn
• onset
• launch
• nascence
• threshold
• incipience
• nascency
• incipiency
• kickoff
• baseline
• morning
• ground zero
• first base
• get-go
• square one

2

as in origin

the source from which something grows or develops

a collection of lyrical ballads that became the fountainhead of a literary revolution

Synonyms & Similar Words

• origin
• root
• beginning
• seed
• germ
• genesis
• start
• fountain
• origination
• inception
• spring
• seedbed
• commencement
• wellspring
• font
• well
• launch
• birth
• creation
• dawn
• outset
• onset
• threshold
• morning
• wellhead
• inauguration
• incipiency

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fountainhead

Their destination was the ancestral hearth, spiritual fountainhead, and reliquary of antiquities, the country home of the Wariboko war-canoe family. — Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026

Drummer Booker Stardrum sits behind the kit for rising jazz jammers SML, while Moog player Ben Vida co-founded the turn-of-the-century minimalist-ambient group Town & Country, and logged time in post-emo fountainhead Joan of Arc. — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 3 July 2026

The board pointed to the 46th annual OB Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, June 27, along Newport Avenue as a possible fountainhead of public input, given the usual thousands of people who attend. — Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026

But what if, rather than a trickle of tech, the fountainhead itself comprised the car—a street-legal, limited-production Formula 1 model? — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025

Trump’s aggressive acts were red meat for those who view California as the fountainhead of permissive behavior. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 11 June 2025

On the day of the Belvedere's dedication, hundreds of students from Louisville schools released balloons into the sky and watched as fountainheads sprayed water in a dazzling display. — Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Mar. 2025

In the same fashion, the free university, historically the fountainhead of free ideas and scientific discovery, has experienced a revolution in the conduct of research. — Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025

From tea drinking to persimmon cultivation, the city became a fountainhead of Japanese food culture. — Megan Zhang, Saveur, 9 May 2024

Podcast

Get Word of the Day delivered to your inbox!