Synonyms of sources

sources 1 of 2

noun

plural of source

1

as in origins

a point or place at which something is invented or provided

we were uncertain as to the source of the rumors

a source of inspiration

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in headwaters

the beginning part of a stream

19th-century explorers who sought the source of the Nile

Synonyms & Similar Words

• headwaters
• tributaries
• headstreams
• wellsprings
• heads
• springs
• fountains
• hot springs
• geysers
• branches
• fountainheads
• feeders
• headsprings

3

as in references

something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information

the professor asked the students to have at least five different sources for their papers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• references
• authorities
• quotations
• citations
• extracts
• excerpts
• footnotes
• notes
• captions
• cross-references

sources

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of source

as in documents

Related Words

• references
• documents
• corroborates
• bears out
• validates
• refers (to)
• touches (on or upon)
• substantiates
• specifies
• instances
• names
• illustrates
• cites
• quotes
• adverts (to)
• represents
• mentions
• exemplifies
• adduces

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sources

Noun

Many of the office’s attorneys, particularly in its misdemeanor corps, work with basement-level spirits, according to one of the sources. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026

Last month, citing anonymous sources, Reuters reported that Solidigm was holding pitch meetings with investment banks for an IPO that could value the company at up to $150 billion. — Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026

In mid-October 2026, sources told People that the former Suits star is allegedly planning to head back to California for Christmas. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 24 Oct. 2026

Eisenkot and other opposition leaders urged the White House, through intermediaries including Republican megadonor Miriam Adelson, to stay out of the race, according to Israeli sources familiar with the efforts. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Basically, where whatever grows above the ground sources its nutrients from. — New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026

Google said the changes followed its long-standing policy of reflecting official government sources and showing different names for bodies of water by country. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

The connective tissue, according to sources, is the amoral android played by Michael Fassbender. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

But Netanyahu’s government wanted the existing framework kept intact, according to multiple sources who spoke to TIME, including an Israeli official and an international diplomat. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026