Synonyms of founded

founded

verb

past tense of found

as in established

to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of

John Harvard did not actually found the university that now bears his name

Synonyms & Similar Words

• established
• pioneered
• launched
• initiated
• introduced
• created
• instituted
• began
• inaugurated
• started
• planted
• constituted
• originated
• constructed
• organized
• developed
• invented
• innovated
• authored
• set up
• conceived
• produced
• devised
• manufactured
• funded
• thought (up)
• expanded
• endowed
• financed
• concocted
• made up
• fathered
• cooked (up)
• enlarged
• arranged
• contrived
• fabricated
• refounded
• subsidized
• systematized
• relaunched
• reinstituted
• put up
• systemized
• reinitiated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• closed (down)
• shut (up)
• abolished
• stopped
• ended
• finished
• terminated
• halted
• annulled
• phased out
• nullified
• annihilated
• rounded (off or out)
• wrapped up
• wound up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of founded

BlackRock, Carhartt, Ford and Google founded the Alliance in July — the same four companies represented on the panel. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

The site is situated on the island of Lismore and is believed to have been founded by Saint Mo Luóc, an early Christian saint also known as Moluag. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026

Palari Films, founded in 2016, is led by Taurisia and Muhammad Zaidy. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026

Operating from Ireland and founded in 1999, the company Intrade dominated non-state, public prediction market activity prior to the advent of crypto. — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Blackhall Studios, founded by Ryan Millsap, had been operating in the same area. — Reed Williams, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Over roughly 45 minutes, the Luminiscence performance takes attendees back in time before Sacramento was founded, sailing through the city’s early days and the building of the cathedral in three musical acts. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Italian sneaker brand Hogan, part of Tod’s Group, went all out at Milan Fashion Week on Wednesday, bringing thousands of party goers together at Università Bocconi in a exhibition space that told the story of the brand, founded in 1986. — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Related Articles Titled The People’s Newsroom, the installation was created with Spring/Break’s 2026 creative partner, the Slow Factory, an environmental and social justice nonprofit founded in 2012 by Celine Semaan and Collis Browne. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026