Synonyms for Mainsprings:

• n.

  •bottom (noun)
  • ground,
  • stuff,
  • essentiality,
  • soul,
  • heart,
  • mainspring,
  • origin,
  • pith,
  • bottom line,
  • basis,
  • essence,
  • quintessence,
  • source,
  • substance,
  • marrow,
  • principle,
  • root,
  • Virtuality,
  • cause.
  •cause (noun)
  • explanation,
  • prime mover,
  • author,
  • object,
  • determinant,
  • motive,
  • aim,
  • antecedent,
  • end,
  • beginning,
  • motivation,
  • consideration,
  • leaven,
  • genesis,
  • spring,
  • agency,
  • purpose,
  • creator,
  • stimulation,
  • occasion,
  • doer,
  • element,
  • matter,
  • grounds,
  • inducement,
  • incitement,
  • producer,
  • account,
  • causation,
  • instigation,
  • maker,
  • foundation.
  •causes (noun)
  • executions,
  • motives,
  • motivators,
  • Bases,
  • causes,
  • evocations,
  • factors,
  • Stimuli,
  • Drives,
  • compulsions,
  • sources,
  • forces,
  • inspirations,
  • actions.
  •cornerstone (noun)
  • essential,
  • key element,
  • mainstay,
  • linchpin,
  • main ingredient,
  • pillar,
  • base,
  • anchor,
  • keystone.
  •fountain (noun)
  • geyser,
  • bubbler,
  • reservoir,
  • mine,
  • inspiration,
  • play,
  • font,
  • fount,
  • gush,
  • jet,
  • pump,
  • wellspring,
  • Provenience,
  • well,
  • provenance,
  • spout,
  • inception,
  • stream,
  • wellhead,
  • spray,
  • lode.
  •motive (noun)
  • impulse,
  • stimulus,
  • spur,
  • design,
  • influence,
  • intention,
  • passion,
  • drive,
  • emotion,
  • intent,
  • thinking,
  • rationale,
  • feeling,
  • incentive.
  •origin (noun)
  • derivation.
  •Other relevant words: (noun)
  • seed,
  • center,
  • substratum,
  • seat,
  • radicle,
  • infrastructure,
  • causality,
  • kernel,
  • footing,
  • progenitor,
  • measure,
  • idea,
  • parent,
  • core,
  • ancestor,
  • nucleus,
  • criterion,
  • groundwork,
  • generator,
  • quick,
  • germ,
  • roots,
  • bedrock,
  • beginnings,
  • starting point,
  • standard,
  • cornerstone,
  • embryo,
  • mother,
  • basic idea,
  • bottom,
  • rock bottom,
  • connection,
  • horse's mouth,
  • fountain,
  • fountainhead,
  • crux,
  • rootstock,
  • stock,
  • tuber,
  • agent,
  • fundamental,
  • rhizome,
  • gist,
  • nub,
  • parentage,
  • egg,
  • Underpinning,
  • ancestry,
  • radix.
  •root (noun)
  • reason,
  • stem.

Paraphrases for Mainsprings:

• Independent

  • Noun, plural
    enablers, raters, motivators, dynamos, powerhouses, engines, motors, movers, moteurs.

• Other Related

  • Noun, plural
    drivers.

Antonyms for Mainsprings:

• n.

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

Homophones for Mainsprings:

• Mesabi Range, mispronounce, menispermaceae.