Synonyms of fountain

fountain 1 of 2

noun

ˈfau̇n-tᵊn 

as in source

a point or place at which something is invented or provided

regards the Bible as the fountain of all truth concerning the Divinity

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

fountain

2 of 2

verb

as in to spout

Related Words

• spout
• gush
• spurt
• overflow
• race
• swamp
• course
• flood
• rush
• cascade
• spring
• flow
• drip
• deluge
• issue
• overrun
• stream
• sheet
• ripple
• emanate
• engulf
• inundate
• dribble
• trickle
• arise
• gutter
• pour
• effuse
• flush
• disembogue
• riffle
• wash out
• roll
• run

Dissimilar Words

• back up
• gel
• set
• coagulate
• harden
• congeal
• clot

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fountain

Noun

The bar, including its signature fountain, is festooned with thousands of marigolds, while a super spooky painted calavera looms from the ceiling behind the bar. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Most of the candy is in spotless Plexiglas bins, hundreds of them, and throughout the shop are fresh confections such as ice cream, sodas, a chocolate fountain. — Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026

Verb

History, Art, & Culture 10 - There is history behind nearly every building, bench, and fountain on our region’s campuses. — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2025

Rather than volcanic eruptions from a central peak, volcanoes of the Reykjanes often fountain from these fissures, creating floods of molten rock that look a bit like tiger stripes on a map. — Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024