Synonyms of fountain

fountain 1 of 2

noun

ˈfau̇n-tᵊn 

as in source

a point or place at which something is invented or provided

regards the Bible as the fountain of all truth concerning the Divinity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• source
• cradle
• spring
• origin
• font
• wellspring
• fountainhead
• root
• well
• beginning
• commencement
• seedbed
• start
• genesis
• dawn
• launch
• inception
• day one
• morning
• threshold
• kickoff
• incipiency
• outset
• baseline
• onset
• incipience
• first base
• nascence
• ground zero
• nascency
• square one
• git-go
• get-go

fountain

2 of 2

verb

as in to spout

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spout
• gush
• spurt
• overflow
• race
• swamp
• course
• flood
• rush
• cascade
• spring
• flow
• drip
• deluge
• issue
• overrun
• stream
• sheet
• ripple
• emanate
• engulf
• inundate
• dribble
• trickle
• arise
• gutter
• pour
• effuse
• flush
• disembogue
• riffle
• wash out
• roll
• run

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• back up
• gel
• set
• coagulate
• harden
• congeal
• clot

Examples of fountain in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

To wit: Saturday’s fundraiser had as its objective to modify an underground reservoir and repair decrepit plumbing so that the gravitational system designed by Le Nôtre will be able to operate the garden’s 22 fountains on a daily basis. —Miles Socha, WWD, 6 Oct. 2024

Harry sweatsuits up for a jog through that same park with a pal of his own, notably through Bethesda Terrace and past its fountain. —Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2024

Verb

Last year, a 6-year-old boy in Lake Jackson, Texas, died after contracting the brain-eating amoeba that was found in the water of splash fountain the boy had played in. —Amanda Jackson, CNN, 28 Sep. 2021

Explore Echo Park Lake’s signature lotus beds and fountain on a swan pedal boat. —Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2020