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

At a moment when historically reliable sources of employment for mid-career comedians—writing for sitcoms and late night, supporting roles in film comedies, commercials—all seem to be in crisis, the podcast business is comparatively lucrative. — Dan Brooks, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

Confidential sources Rahmer acknowledged in his testimony that there are limits to knowing who is a confidential informant or working for agencies outside the FBI. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Tanker captains can earn $100,000 a month for transiting the strait, plus a $50,000 bonus for each trip, sources told the Financial Times. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

The Hollywood Reporter has been hearing the same from sources about upcoming belt-tightening, and Sarandos himself has been laying those expectations in public settings as well. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

According to sources, Newlyweds is scheduled to film Episode 8 of its 13-episode order today. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026

Estimates for its firing rate vary anywhere from 950 to several thousand rounds per minute, with some sources claiming the weapon could fire shells at a velocity of 1,500 miles per hour. — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026

In July, the music artist and producer spent some solo time after getting into a prison fight, sources told TMZ and NBC News. — Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

The suspect is Omani citizen Hamam al-Hammami, multiple sources from three agencies briefed on the investigation and a diplomat in the Middle East told NBC News. — Tom Winter, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2026