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Synonyms for founder
ˈfaʊn dərfounder

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. foundernoun

    Synonyms:
    author, instituter, establishes originator, planter

    Antonyms:
    subverter, destroyer

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. laminitis, foundernoun

    inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse

    Synonyms:
    founding father, father, laminitis, beginner

  2. founder, beginner, founding father, fathernoun

    a person who founds or establishes some institution

    "George Washington is the father of his country"

    Synonyms:
    male parent, father, laminitis, forefather, founding father, novice, initiate, sire, tyro, beginner, don, begetter, tiro

  3. founderverb

    a worker who makes metal castings

    Synonyms:
    founding father, father, laminitis, beginner

  4. fall through, fall flat, founder, flopverb

    fail utterly; collapse

    "The project foundered"

    Synonyms:
    flop, fall through, give, fall flat, collapse, fall in, break, cave in, give way

  5. founderverb

    sink below the surface

    Synonyms:
    flop, fall through, give, fall flat, give way, collapse, fall in, break, cave in

  6. collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founderverb

    break down, literally or metaphorically

    "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"

    Synonyms:
    crack, consecrate, break away, give way, unwrap, devote, contribute, chip in, give out, split up, conk out, part, have, afford, collapse, hold, die, transgress, weaken, crumple, bump, discover, snap off, turn over, go, demote, ease up, break out, separate, split, hand, gift, crack up, damp, smash, render, move over, feed, pay, get out, fracture, relegate, bring out, violate, reveal, divulge, pause, let on, open, get around, interrupt, wear out, grant, establish, break-dance, stop, check, break up, breach, develop, fall flat, give, return, apply, present, better, cave in, make, offend, go bad, impart, generate, break off, disclose, bust, erupt, give away, reach, recrudesce, tumble, break dance, go against, dampen, throw, fall in, soften, break in, let out, dedicate, ruin, fall apart, kick downstairs, burst, pass, break down, infract, fail, come apart, bankrupt, crumble, fall through, join, expose, break, crock up, discontinue, intermit, flop, leave, yield, get together, commit, sacrifice, wear, kick in, pass on

  7. founderverb

    stumble and nearly fall

    "the horses foundered"

    Synonyms:
    flop, fall through, give, fall flat, give way, collapse, fall in, break, cave in

Dictionary of English Synonymes2.0 / 1 vote

  1. foundernoun

    Synonyms:
    originator, institutor, establisher, planter

  2. foundernoun

    Synonyms:
    caster (of metals)

  3. founderverb

    Synonyms:
    sink (as a ship by filling with water), go to the bottom

  4. founderverb

    Synonyms:
    fail, miscarry

  5. founderverb

    Synonyms:
    trip, stumble, fall

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. foundernoun

    Synonyms:
    establisher, institutor, father, planter, originator, moulder, closh

  2. founderverb

    Synonyms:
    fall, stumble, fail, miscarry

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "founder":

    founding, incorporator, founders, lachance

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How to use founder in a sentence?

  1. Pope Francis:

    But when Pope Benedict became Pope, the first thing( Pope Benedict said was) bring me this from the archives and Pope Benedict began, pope Benedict had the courage to dissolve a women's congregation that had a certain level because this slavery of women had entered, even sexual slavery, by clerics or by the founder.

  2. Bill Gross:

    For some reason still unbeknownst to me they didn't think that was a good idea and they did fire me, in the last few weeks, it blindsided me; I had no idea that an executive committee could fire a founder and the titular leader of the company.

  3. Varshini Prakash:

    Holding this fundraiser clearly violates the spirit of the No Fossil Fuel Money pledge that Biden signed, if Biden is serious about taking on the power of the fossil fuel lobby, why is he going to a fundraiser hosted by the co-founder of a natural gas company?

  4. Mike Fernandez:

    Mike Fernandez adds. Mike Fernandez, Mike Fernandez, did n’t mention Mike Fernandez in the ad or any other candidate from either side of the aisle. Mike Fernandez told the Miami Herald Friday Mike Fernandez did n’t run Mike Fernandez plan by the Jeb Bush campaign, but heard an earful when they learned of Mike Fernandez plan. Mike Fernandez is the founder of MBF Healthcare Partners. Mike Fernandez immigrated from Cuba in 1964 when Mike Fernandez was 12. Mike Fernandez donated $ 3 million to the former Florida governor earlier this year. In my home, my county, I can not stand by and accept demagoguery that would separate us-rich vs. poor, minority vs. Majority, red vs. Blue. Our nation stands today more divided than ever.

  5. Rick Schmutzler:

    These past 16 months have been a lot. ... As the founder of the business, I am the head cheerleader. So while I was trying to keep a really public positive face, there were a few times I wasn't sure all three of the businesses would survive. Or any of them.


Translations for founder

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  • مؤسسArabic
  • леяр, основател, провалям се, потапям, потопявам, претърпявам неуспех, окуцявам, препъвам се, учредителBulgarian
  • প্রতিষ্ঠাতাBengali
  • fonedorCatalan, Valencian
  • zakladatelCzech
  • grundlæggerDanish
  • sinken, scheitern, Gründerin, GründerGerman
  • ιδρυτής, θεμελιωτής, καταρρέω, βουλιάζω, βυθίζομαι, ναυαγώ, χύτης, γκρεμίζομαι, καταποντίζομαιGreek
  • fondintoEsperanto
  • fracasar, hundir, fundador, zozobrarSpanish
  • asutajaEstonian
  • بنیانگذارPersian
  • perustajaFinnish
  • fondatrice, couler, fondeur, fondateur, sombrerFrench
  • neach-stèidheachaidhScottish Gaelic
  • alapítóHungarian
  • fondatoreItalian
  • 建設者, 創設者, 創立者Japanese
  • نوێنه‌رKurdish
  • fundātor, creātor, conditorLatin
  • GrënnerLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
  • grunnleggerNorwegian
  • oprichter, zinken, grondlegger, kelderen, stichterDutch
  • grunnleggar, grunnleggjarNorwegian Nynorsk
  • grunnleggerenNorwegian
  • założyciel, fundatorPolish
  • fundador, afundar, afundir, tropeçar, fracassar, falhar, fundidorPortuguese
  • întemeietor, fondatorRomanian
  • учредитель, найдёныш, учредительница, основатель, плавильщик, литейщик, основательницаRussian
  • grundare, kantraSwedish
  • 創辦人Chinese

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