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fountainhead(noun, person, cause, base)
10
well(noun, cause, start, influence, reservoir)
10
fountain(noun, cause, start, influence, connection)
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origin(noun, person, cause, start, base)
6
source(noun, person, cause, start, point)
6
fount(noun, cause, reservoir, authority, base)
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spring(noun, cause, base, store, supply)
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root(noun, cause, start, well)
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derivation(noun, cause, start, well)
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inception(noun, cause, start, source)
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provenance(noun, cause, start, influence)
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provenience(noun, cause, start, well)
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cradle(noun, cause, foundation, basis)
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rise(noun, cause, start, foundation)
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antecedent(noun, cause, influence, base)
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birthplace(noun, cause, authority, expert)
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cause(noun, person, influence, authority)
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commencement(noun, cause, start, foundation)
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determinant(noun, cause, influence, authority, base)
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foundation(cause, start, basis, root)
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APASmart Define. (2015). wellspring thesaurus. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/wellspring/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "wellspring thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/wellspring/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 21, 2026).
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MLASmart Define. "wellspring thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 21 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/wellspring/thesaurus/synonyms>