spring

Some common synonyms of spring are arise, derive, emanate, flow, issue, originate, proceed, rise, and stem. While all these words mean "to come up or out of something into existence," spring implies rapid or sudden emerging.

Arise and rise may both convey the fact of coming into existence or notice but rise often stresses gradual growth or ascent.

In some situations, the words derive and spring are roughly equivalent. However, derive implies a prior existence in another form.

While in some cases nearly identical to spring, emanate applies to the coming of something immaterial (such as a thought) from a source.

Flow adds to spring a suggestion of abundance or ease of inception.

Although the words issue and spring have much in common, issue suggests emerging from confinement through an outlet.

The meanings of originate and spring largely overlap; however, originate implies a definite source or starting point.

The synonyms proceed and spring are sometimes interchangeable, but proceed stresses place of origin, derivation, parentage, or logical cause.

While the synonyms stem and spring are close in meaning, stem implies originating by dividing or branching off from something as an outgrowth or subordinate development.