FOUNTAIN Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈfau̇n-tᵊn

Definition of fountain

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

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verb

as in to spout

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Recent Examples of fountain

Noun

As of now the fountains and the ice rink appear to be in the renderings. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026 At the time of the acquisition, KFC was Coke's second-largest fountain account, trailing only McDonald's. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Verb

History, Art, & Culture 10 - There is history behind nearly every building, bench, and fountain on our region’s campuses. — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2025 Rather than volcanic eruptions from a central peak, volcanoes of the Reykjanes often fountain from these fissures, creating floods of molten rock that look a bit like tiger stripes on a map. — Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for fountain

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fountain

Noun

Mobile is obtaining water from an unapproved non-potable water source/hydrant.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
An October 7 analysis by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), drawing on more than 90 Chinese-language sources, traces that process from battlefield observation to publicly visible changes in Chinese preparations.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of source

Verb

And Marissa Mayer, the former Yahoo CEO who just launched Dazzle AI, has a wry take on some of the men now spouting doomsday rhetoric in Silicon Valley.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Years of fountains With three active volcanic regions that engage in fountaining, there has been a steady flow of dramatic videos of red-hot molten rock spouting from the Earth.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of spout

Verb

Throughout dinner, we’re interrupted by patrons ranging from Bessent—who stops by and offers a warm greeting—to a number of people who arrive in succession and appear to be gushing fans of the anchor, though Baier recognizes all of them by name.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026
During our first trip to Italy as a family, Leo gushed over every monument.

— Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of gush

Noun

In the spring, the eighth iteration of a bill to restore state recognition to the Montauketts passed the State Assembly and Senate with unanimous support.

— Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
The stock bottomed near $155 in the spring, made a higher low near $163 in June, and cleared its 200-day in July.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of spring

Verb

People in Crystal Lake are constantly being dispatched in ways that offer the most shredded flesh, spurting blood and oozing viscera possible.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
The demonstration video posted on X shows a clear liquid spurting all over the ground, which Tesla confirmed was glycol, a type of cooling agent used to cool its Supercharger cables.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of spurt

Noun

In its news release, the Bureau tracked the origins of Halloween to the Samhain festival, which was popular among Celtic communities in ancient Ireland and Britain.

— Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026
His father — a World War II veteran, teacher, coach, athletic director and school bus driver — is at the center of almost every origin story Thune tells.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of origin

Verb

American educational history is overflowing with abuse, segregation, substandard structures, and smoldering scorn.

— Kamau Bobb October 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Add a guest list overflowing with Hollywood crème de la crème to the mix and that magic is amplified tenfold.

— Kelsey Stewart, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2026

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