source Synonyms & Antonyms
What Is Another Word for Source?
Other words for source include wellspring.
Choose a meaning, then find a word that fits your sentence.
Source as a Noun
The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
The accused refused to reveal the source of the illegal drugs she was selling.
Synonyms & similar words
Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.
The main sources of the Euphrates River are the Karasu and Murat Rivers.
A reporter's informant.
Source code.
The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
A node in a directed graph whose edges all go out from it; one with no entering edges.
The domain of a function; the object which a morphism points from.
Source as a Verb
To obtain or procure: used especially of a business resource.
To find information about (a quotation)'s source (from which it comes): to find a citation for.
The book has been thoroughly sourced.
Source in a Sentence
The accused refused to reveal the source of the illegal drugs she was selling.
The main sources of the Euphrates River are the Karasu and Murat Rivers.
The book has been thoroughly sourced.
Word Forms & Grammar
source (plural sources)
source (third-person singular simple present sources, present participle sourcing, simple past and past participle sourced)
Words That Rhyme With Source
Origin of Source
From Middle English sours, from Old French sorse (“rise, beginning, spring, source”), from sors, past participle of sordre, sourdre, from Latin surgō (“to rise”), which is composed of sub- (“up from below”) + regō (“lead, rule”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti (“to straighten; right”), from the root *h₃reǵ-. Doublet of surge.
Word Facts for Source
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //sɔːs// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Meaning | The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired |
| Synonyms | wellspring |
| Plural | sources |
| Verb forms | sources, sourcing, sourced |
How to Pronounce Source
The standard pronunciation of source is //sɔːs//, spoken in 1 syllable.
Source: Your Questions Answered
Is source a noun or a verb?
Source is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb.
What is the plural of source?
The plural of source is sources.
What is the past tense of source?
The past tense of source is sourced. The present participle is sourcing.