Synonyms of wellspring

wellspring

noun

ˈwel-ˌspriŋ 

1

as in source

a point or place at which something is invented or provided

the nation's colleges and universities were a wellspring for political activism and unrest

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in repository

an abundant source

a gossip who is a wellspring of juicy information about the latest goings-on around town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repository
• gold mine
• mine
• cornucopia
• treasure trove
• storehouse
• mother lode
• treasure-house
• argosy
• stash
• armory
• hoard
• stockpot
• store
• cache
• bonanza
• gravy train
• Golconda
• honeypot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• black hole
• sinkhole

Examples of wellspring in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Recent shift Since becoming the Democratic nominee, Harris has garnered a wellspring of support from Black faith leaders, including influential Black preachers who either remain in or came up in the Pentecostal or charismatic congregations. —Dara Delgado, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024

Ethiopia has always been a source of artistic energy, a wellspring of inspiration that could not be dulled by time or distance. —Essence, 16 Sep. 2024

Yet Slouching Towards Utopia is not a book about these wellsprings of productivity growth. —Liaquat Ahamed, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2022

Sharon, meanwhile, is a wellspring of earnest questions and Midwestern values, gawking at everything from marijuana to rock music to homosexuality. —Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024