FOUNTAINS Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

fountains 1 of 2

noun

plural of fountain

as in sources

a point or place at which something is invented or provided regards the Bible as the fountain of all truth concerning the Divinity

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fountains

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of fountain

as in spouts

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Recent Examples of fountains

Noun

The ordinances would also ban new ornamental water features, including decorative fountains and ponds. — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 The amber glow of evening sun washing over narrow streets and stone fountains. — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2026 Between prayer times, visitors quietly share the space with worshippers, who gather at the fountains outside for ritual ablutions before entering. — Vicki Power, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026 The continuous eruption of Anak Krakatau with lava fountains and loud booms ended Sunday but the volcanic island remained active Tuesday, with four eruptions recorded between dawn and midday. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026 But the Italianate fountains at the entrance is your first hint that a resort wonderland awaits. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026 Trump had refurbished two ornamental fountains, for seventeen million dollars, and wants the park to have forty-seven maple trees, in homage to himself. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 Madrid may have grand monuments, lvish fountains, domed neoclassical buildings and Renaissance squares, yet the Spanish capital has sometimes been overshadowed by seemingly headline-grabbing cities such as Barcelona or Seville. — Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026 They are animated with flowers, grasses and trees, not to mention meeting spaces, fountains, hanging gardens and an amphitheater. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fountains

Noun

This approach aims to reduce dependence on global raw material sources.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
The younger girl sat on the back of the bike, while the older teen pedaled and steered, police sources said.

— Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of sources

Verb

One colorful customer spouts a fabulously ripe monologue about how the aliens nearly caught him mid-defecation—a close encounter of the turd kind.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Though the dream stalker is genuinely terrifying in the 1984 original, his cultural ubiquity grew as the character became less of a boogeyman than a kind of homicidal jester, one who spouts groan-worthy one-liners before spilling your guts.

— Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025

Definition of spouts

Noun

Soft, dynamic cushioning cradles your feet with every step while providing maximum support, providing transition assistance between launch and landing.

— Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026
Egypt, one of the word’s cradles of civilization, is also a vibrant, modern country.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

Definition of cradles

Noun

Combined with higher reservoir productivity, this could allow Mazama’s wells to generate up to 10 times as much power as conventional geothermal wells.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
In an effort to curb the worsening decline and prevent more wells from running dry, California legislators in 2014 passed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of wells

Noun

Natural springs abound and the Széchenyi Thermal Bath, a vast 1913 neo-Baroque style complex in the middle of City Park, has two wells that supply multiple indoor and outdoor pools.

— Lucy Handley, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
Arcadia Valley Missouri The hills, hollows, caves, and springs of the Missouri Ozarks all promise great fall drives.

— Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of springs

Verb

What could be a stock campus ice-queen role is subverted throughout the season, through the empathy for the character that courses through her performance.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 27 July 2026
The same love of equality and freedom that courses through the Declaration motivated her white great-grandmother to campaign for suffrage and her African American grandfather to found a chapter of the NAACP in the Jim Crow South.

— Michael Kazin, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026

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