Synonyms for spring
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Begin — to move or burst forth. To arise, to come into existence
begin, come into being, take shape, form, forme US, arise, take form, flow, emerge, fly, issue, rise, originate, emanate, proceed
2. Jump — to move or burst forth. To move with great speed and energy
jump, leap, bound, start, hop, skip, vault, caper, ramp dated, upspring rare
3. Recoil
recoil, rebound, reverberate, ricochet, resile rare
4. Release — to free from imprisonment, especially by facilitating an illegal escape
Noun
1. Source — something which springs, springs forth, springs up, or springs back, particularly A spray or body of water…
source, well, root, cause, wellspring, principle, origin, fount formal dated
2. Springiness — springiness, an attribute or quality of springing, springing up, or springing back, particularly Elasticity…
springiness, bounce, resilience, elasticity, resiliency, bounciness rare
4. Fountain
Definitions
- v. 1
To move or burst forth. To arise, to come into existence.
- v. 2
To move or burst forth. To move with great speed and energy.
Deer spring with their hind legs, using their front hooves to steady themselves.
- n. 1
Something which springs, springs forth, springs up, or springs back, particularly A spray or body of water springing from the ground.
This beer was brewed with pure spring water.
- n. 2
Springiness: an attribute or quality of springing, springing up, or springing back, particularly Elasticity: the property of a body springing back to its original form after compression, stretching, etc.
Related words
Example sentences
- start As soon as it gets dark, the fireworks will start.
- recoil Thou shalt not recoil before thine enemy.
By length
- 3 letters
- fly1, hop1
- 4 letters
- well1, give1, free1, form1, rise1, flow1, jump1, root1, skip1, bend1, leap1, ramp1, warp1, dart1
- 5 letters
- start1, cause1, issue2, begin2, prime1, shoot1, bound1, grass1, arise2, vault1, caper2, forme, fount
- 6 letters
- source1, origin3, bounce1, emerge2, motive2, recoil2, brooch1, resile
- 7 letters
- release2, proceed2, impulse2, rebound2, impetus3, outflow2, emanate3
- 8 letters
- fountain2, ricochet3, upspring
- 9 letters
- beginning3, principle3, originate4, jailbreak2, saltation
- 10 letters
- resilience4, elasticity5, outpouring3, resiliency4, wellspring2, bounciness3
- 11 letters
- reverberate4, springiness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (issue2 = 2 syllables).