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

Environmental groups said the plan threatens springs and local wildlife, since six pumps would need to be built in desert tortoise habitats. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

The crate was then cushioned within an outer container that featured shock-absorbing springs. — News Desk, Artforum, 10 July 2026

The narrow peninsula began attracting dedicated tourism to its thermal water springs in the 20th century. — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Bake until top springs back when lightly touched, 40 to 45 minutes. — Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026

Best Time to Visit Bellevue’s location in the heart of the Pacific Northwest means that its weather is generally temperate, with mild, rainy springs and warm, sunny summers. — Sara Harowitz, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026

Bake cake until top is golden and springs back when gently pressed, 28–30 minutes. — Joe Sevier, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026

When other garden plants may wilt in the summer heat, lantana springs into action. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026

Seventeen minutes in and Colombia has its best shot as Córdoba springs the counter and runs through from the right and shoots to the far post, but Diogo Costa dives low to deflect it out to the corner. — Nbc News, NBC news, 28 June 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