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

Neal Street Productions, a Banijay Entertainment company, was founded in 2003; its founders are Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris and Caro Newling. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

When Karma Developers was founded in 2013, its founders began with a different question. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

The Sarabande Foundation was founded by the late Lee Alexander McQueen and now supports more than 300 artists and creatives through scholarships, mentoring and community-building opportunities. — Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

In recent years, Smith founded the nonprofit Serving the People and opened FOOD, a restaurant catering to artists. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Mavrookas co-founded Saronic in 2022, focusing on the development of autonomous maritime vehicles. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026

Among her many achievements, Steinem co-founded the National Women’s Political Caucus in 1971, an organization that supports and trains women seeking positions in public office. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026

An idea ahead of its time Porter founded Histoury less than three years ago, but the lightning bolt of inspiration originally struck him 15 years ago on a visit to Herculaneum, Porter tells Popular Science. — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026

Rathbun founded Abacus, an eatery that was inducted into the Nation’s Restaurant News Fine Dining Hall of Fame. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026