Definition for Mainspring:

• The principal or most important spring in a piece of mechanism, especially the moving spring of a watch or clock or the spring in a gunlock which impels the hammer.

Synonyms for Mainspring:

• n.

  •bottom (noun)
  • principle,
  • ground,
  • basis,
  • source.
  •causes (noun)
  • occasion.
  •cornerstone (noun)
  • keystone.
  •fountain (noun)
  • fount,
  • mine,
  • wellhead,
  • inspiration,
  • wellspring,
  • font,
  • well.
  •motive (noun)
  • stimulus,
  • intention,
  • drive.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • consideration,
  • groundwork,
  • call,
  • wheel and axle,
  • ambition,
  • screw,
  • crank,
  • Can hook,
  • pedal,
  • limb,
  • lodestar,
  • mechanical advantage,
  • matter,
  • riverhead,
  • prime mover,
  • sake,
  • inclined plane,
  • Primum Mobile,
  • handspike,
  • pinion,
  • calling,
  • author,
  • oar,
  • jimmy,
  • quarry,
  • rotation,
  • crowbar,
  • Parbuckle,
  • guiding light,
  • headspring,
  • Heald,
  • lift,
  • object,
  • Heddle,
  • incitement,
  • fountainhead,
  • arm,
  • reason,
  • Headwater,
  • reason why,
  • support,
  • wheel,
  • lever,
  • paddle,
  • clockwork,
  • wedge,
  • foundation,
  • coil,
  • element,
  • guiding star,
  • agent,
  • score,
  • jenny,
  • glut,
  • Occasioner,
  • cam,
  • winch,
  • vocation,
  • ideal,
  • wing,
  • producer,
  • water wheel,
  • leverage,
  • crow,
  • inducement,
  • headstream,
  • pulley,
  • Gavelock,
  • case,
  • purpose,
  • leaven,
  • box spring,
  • ulterior motive,
  • Springhead,
  • Arriere Pensee,
  • aspiration,
  • wheelwork,
  • wheels within wheels,
  • capstan,
  • jemmy,
  • sprag,
  • pro and con.

Paraphrases for Mainspring:

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    backbone.

Antonyms for Mainspring:

• n.

  • bottom
    effect, outcome, outside, end, top, outgrowth, consequence, result, Exteriority.
  • cause
    development, finish, issue, discouragement, product, fruit, conclusion, neglect, thoughtlessness.
  • keynote
    surface, periphery.
  • motive
    hindrance, deterrent.
  • origin
    close, completion, death, termination, finale, goal, ending, destiny.
  • root
    extra, exterior, sprout, derivation, trivia, derivative.

Homophones for Mainspring:

• mispronounce, Mesabi Range, menispermaceae.

Holonyms for Mainspring:

• n.

  • artifact
    clockwork.

Hyponym for Mainspring:

• n.

  • artifact
    spring.