Synonyms of springs

springs 1 of 2

noun

plural of spring

1

as in leaps

an act of leaping into the air

the deer gave a sudden spring and disappeared into the woods

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaps
• jumps
• hops
• bounces
• vaults
• bounds
• skips
• gambols
• pounces
• capers
• lopes
• attacks
• plunges
• caprioles
• gambadoes
• dives
• pitches

2

as in sources

a point or place at which something is invented or provided

the springs of this time-honored tradition run too deep to allow for easy explanation

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

springs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of spring

1

as in originates

to come into existence

when it comes to love and romance, hope springs eternally

Synonyms & Similar Words

• originates
• starts
• arises
• begins
• commences
• is
• appears
• forms
• emerges
• exists
• arrives
• engenders
• breaks
• dawns
• lives
• sets in
• materializes
• actualizes
• lasts
• breathes
• subsists
• continues
• survives
• persists
• comes on
• endures
• shapes (up)
• coalesces
• coheres

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ends
• stops
• ceases
• finishes
• concludes
• terminates
• halts
• disappears
• dissolves
• dies
• quits
• vanishes
• evaporates
• expires
• departs
• discontinues
• desists
• perishes
• passes away

2

as in jumps

to propel oneself upward or forward into the air

the cat sprang and pounced on the mouse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jumps
• leaps
• hops
• vaults
• bounds
• bounces
• pounces
• skips
• lopes
• hurdles
• cavorts
• attacks
• gambols
• bucks
• romps
• capers
• leapfrogs
• frolics
• caprioles
• shoots
• skyrockets

3

as in frees

to set free (as from slavery or confinement)

had to spend a night in jail until their lawyer could come to spring them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frees
• releases
• liberates
• rescues
• loosens
• saves
• unbinds
• looses
• unchains
• discharges
• enlarges
• unfetters
• turns loose
• emancipates
• enfranchises
• uncages
• manumits
• disenthralls
• disengages
• bails (out)
• extricates
• paroles
• redeems
• ransoms
• disentangles
• delivers
• unshackles
• disembarrasses
• disencumbers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• binds
• confines
• restrains
• enchains
• fetters
• shackles
• handcuffs
• locks (up)
• imprisons
• commits
• jails
• trammels
• incarcerates
• interns
• subdues
• enslaves
• conquers
• subjugates
• manacles
• immures

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of springs

Noun

However, with her memories recovered, Eun-sae springs into action to bring Sang-gil down herself, and save Tae-ha from his former boss’ revenge. — Kayti Burt, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

The antenna's shape is also reinforced with flexible fiberglass tape springs and a lightweight structure. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026

As the population grew, and construction and pollution crept closer to water sources, many springs have since dried up or receded to thin trickles. — Umar Farooq, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2026

Unlike conventional approaches that integrate springs into robotic legs, the new design shifts energy storage to the foot itself, simplifying the mechanical architecture while still improving efficiency. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026

The hot springs resorts continue south of Montana, too—Monroe, Utah’s Mystic Hot Springs is famous for its striking, bright orange rock formations and cast iron bathtubs. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2026

In each of the last two springs, the Theodore Payne Foundation’s annual native garden tour has featured the home Novack and Aggrey have christened Chateau Chaparral. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

Eichenprozessionsspinner love warm, dry, and sunny springs, and the spring of 2026 was the sunniest in Berlin’s history. — Ben Crair, New Yorker, 31 July 2026

Celebrated for its healing mineral springs and luxurious Soviet-era sanatoriums, Tskaltubo now lies silently amidst Georgia's verdant landscapes. — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026

Verb

The one who sets the bone-crushing screen that springs the star, then immediately sprints to the rim for the lob, then turns around and blows up the other team’s pick-and-roll on the other end all in one sequence? — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026

After Wally springs her from the Shaw's clutches, the group manages to lure the couple and some of their lackeys into the makeshift particle accelerator trap that former engineer Sam built out of old cathode-ray tube TVs. — Megan McCluskey, Time, 21 May 2026

The third position toggles Bluetooth pairing mode, and the toggle promptly springs back to the On position after selecting this mode. — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026

From the word, springs the deed. — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026

And while the Los Angeles Dodgers loom over everything, as does the prospect of upcoming labor strife, hope still springs eternal on Opening Day. — D.j. Short, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026

The story follows a former agent, now working as a delivery driver, who springs into action to save his daughter when aliens attack the earth. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026

When the Pacers shut that down, Harper immediately springs into action to get the ball instead. — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

Male ratfish have a structure called a tenaculum, which is essentially a retractable rod tipped with a chandelier of teeth that springs out of their forehead to grip females during mating. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2025