Definitions

horse's mouth

NOUN

origin

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ancestor ancestry connection element influence motive provenance root source

STRONG

agent antecedent author base causality causation creator derivation determinant egg embryo fountain generator germ impulse inception inducement inspiration mainspring nucleus occasion parent parentage principle producer progenitor provenience roots seed spring stock well wellspring

Antonyms

STRONG

conclusion effect end ending result

WEAK

close completion consequence death destiny finale goal outcome outgrowth termination

NOUN

provenience

Synonyms

STRONG

agent ancestor ancestry antecedent author base beginning causality causation connection creator derivation determinant egg element embryo fount fountain fountainhead generator germ impulse inception inducement influence inspiration mainspring mother motive nucleus occasion parent parentage principle producer progenitor provenance root roots rootstock seed source spring stock well wellspring

Antonyms

STRONG

conclusion discouragement effect end ending finish hindrance result

NOUN

rootstock

Synonyms

STRONG

agent ancestor ancestry antecedent author base beginning causality causation connection creator derivation determinant egg element embryo fount fountain fountainhead generator germ impulse inception inducement influence inspiration mainspring mother motive nucleus occasion parent parentage principle producer progenitor provenance provenience root roots seed source spring stock well wellspring

Antonyms

STRONG

conclusion discouragement effect end ending finish hindrance result

NOUN

source

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authority cause expert origin

STRONG

antecedent author authorship begetter birthplace commencement connection dawn dawning derivation determinant father fount fountain fountainhead inception informant maternity mother onset opening origination originator parent paternity provenance provenience rise rising root specialist spring start wellspring

WEAK

starting point

Antonyms

STRONGEST

consequence effect end outcome outgrowth result

STRONG

completion conclusion ending finish stop

Example Sentences

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Well they will now hear it from the horse’s mouth as the biggest U.S. carriers are due to provide updates at the JPMorgan Industrials Conference in Washington.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

“So, you got it right from the horse’s mouth with the guy who understood what he was doing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

To go straight to the proverbial horse’s mouth, the IRS has very simple rules about what is not considered a gift that triggers a taxable event.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 25, 2025

"Anthony, you're getting it from the horse's mouth himself: I'm here, I'm ready to go," Wilder said.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2023

“Hazel,” Percy said, “I am seriously going to wash your horse’s mouth with soap. He says, yes, he can pull it, but he needs food.”

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

horse's mouth

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