Synonyms of springs

springs 1 of 2

noun

plural of spring

1

as in leaps

an act of leaping into the air

the deer gave a sudden spring and disappeared into the woods

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaps
• jumps
• hops
• bounces
• vaults
• bounds
• skips
• gambols
• pounces
• capers
• lopes
• attacks
• plunges
• caprioles
• gambadoes
• dives
• pitches

2

as in sources

a point or place at which something is invented or provided

the springs of this time-honored tradition run too deep to allow for easy explanation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sources
• cradles
• fountains
• origins
• wells
• wellsprings
• roots
• fonts
• fountainheads
• beginnings
• seedbeds
• starts
• commencements
• geneses
• inceptions
• outsets
• incipiencies
• dawns
• launches
• thresholds
• day ones
• onsets
• mornings
• incipiences
• nascencies
• ground zeros
• first bases
• baselines
• nascences
• kickoffs
• square ones
• get-goes

springs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of spring

1

as in originates

to come into existence

when it comes to love and romance, hope springs eternally

Synonyms & Similar Words

• originates
• starts
• arises
• begins
• commences
• is
• appears
• forms
• emerges
• exists
• arrives
• engenders
• breaks
• dawns
• lives
• sets in
• materializes
• actualizes
• lasts
• breathes
• subsists
• continues
• survives
• persists
• comes on
• endures
• shapes (up)
• coalesces
• coheres

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ends
• stops
• ceases
• finishes
• concludes
• terminates
• halts
• disappears
• dissolves
• dies
• quits
• vanishes
• evaporates
• expires
• departs
• discontinues
• desists
• perishes
• passes away

2

as in jumps

to propel oneself upward or forward into the air

the cat sprang and pounced on the mouse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jumps
• leaps
• hops
• vaults
• bounds
• bounces
• pounces
• skips
• lopes
• hurdles
• cavorts
• attacks
• gambols
• bucks
• romps
• capers
• leapfrogs
• frolics
• caprioles
• shoots
• skyrockets

3

as in frees

to set free (as from slavery or confinement)

had to spend a night in jail until their lawyer could come to spring them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frees
• releases
• liberates
• rescues
• loosens
• saves
• unbinds
• looses
• unchains
• discharges
• enlarges
• unfetters
• turns loose
• emancipates
• enfranchises
• uncages
• manumits
• disenthralls
• disengages
• bails (out)
• extricates
• paroles
• redeems
• ransoms
• disentangles
• delivers
• unshackles
• disembarrasses
• disencumbers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• binds
• confines
• restrains
• enchains
• fetters
• shackles
• handcuffs
• locks (up)
• imprisons
• commits
• jails
• trammels
• incarcerates
• interns
• subdues
• enslaves
• conquers
• subjugates
• manacles
• immures

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of springs

Noun

Beyond adding cushion and support, the springs are also designed to let air circulate freely, delivering a cooler, more comfortable night of sleep. — New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026

The settlers, encouraged by Israel’s hard-line government, have stepped up efforts to seize springs and other heritage sites. — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Israeli settlers have intensified efforts to seize natural springs and heritage sites in the occupied West Bank. — ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026

While the springs continuously flow, the resort keeps on evolving. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026

The city’s water comes from the Izuruhara Benten Spring, considered to be one of the best springs in Japan. — Kim Kay, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2026

Even two springs ago, months before Schlittler debuted, Guidry saw the makings of a future ace. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026

But experts like geoscientist Rajendran say construction has caused damage in other communities where hydropower projects are being built, including damaging mountain springs, causing homes to crack and even landslides. — Mamita Bhandari, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026

Only a few others were at the springs — a cascade of cloudy blue pools as big as hot tubs. — David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

Verb

The one who sets the bone-crushing screen that springs the star, then immediately sprints to the rim for the lob, then turns around and blows up the other team’s pick-and-roll on the other end all in one sequence? — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026

After Wally springs her from the Shaw's clutches, the group manages to lure the couple and some of their lackeys into the makeshift particle accelerator trap that former engineer Sam built out of old cathode-ray tube TVs. — Megan McCluskey, Time, 21 May 2026

The third position toggles Bluetooth pairing mode, and the toggle promptly springs back to the On position after selecting this mode. — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026

From the word, springs the deed. — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026

And while the Los Angeles Dodgers loom over everything, as does the prospect of upcoming labor strife, hope still springs eternal on Opening Day. — D.j. Short, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026

The story follows a former agent, now working as a delivery driver, who springs into action to save his daughter when aliens attack the earth. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026

When the Pacers shut that down, Harper immediately springs into action to get the ball instead. — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

Male ratfish have a structure called a tenaculum, which is essentially a retractable rod tipped with a chandelier of teeth that springs out of their forehead to grip females during mating. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2025