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

Losing research capacity weakens our ability to generate the next sources of economic growth. — Carole Labonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026

Depending on the provider and plan, these services can monitor multiple sources of information and send alerts when something needs your attention. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

Police have arrested a 27-year-old former NYPD cop and city substitute school aide for the murder of Brooklyn jogger Katie Suarez, who was stabbed to death during a run along the Brooklyn waterfront, multiple police sources said Saturday. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026

And that, according to sources, might end up escalating things. — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 7 Nov. 2026

The county said testing was limited due to the large amount of potential sources, the absence of testable items and time delays between exposure and when sampling was conducting. — Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026

According to sources, Storrie’s Ilya and Williams’ Shane are not in it. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2026

Between 1945 and 2015, development in regions of the country with the highest wildfire risk expanded tenfold, increasing the amount of human exposure to wildfires while also introducing ignition sources and buildings that can burn. — Virginia Iglesias, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 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