Synonyms of founder

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noun

as in creator

a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor

Maria Montessori was the founder of an educational system dedicated to maximizing a child's creative potential

Synonyms & Similar Words

• creator
• author
• father
• inventor
• pioneer
• originator
• maker
• establisher
• cofounder
• initiator
• inaugurator
• designer
• begetter
• generator
• founding father
• innovator
• sire
• institutor
• instituter
• builder
• cocreator
• developer
• producer
• formulator
• organizer
• conceiver
• researcher
• promoter
• deviser
• introducer
• contriver
• inspirer
• spawner
• encourager
• galvanizer
• researchist
• inspiration

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• student
• pupil
• supporter
• disciple
• follower

• student
• pupil
• supporter
• disciple
• follower

founder

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verb

1

as in to collapse

to be unsuccessful

the theater company foundered after its corporate funding dried up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapse
• flop
• fold
• strike out
• fail
• struggle
• miss
• fall flat
• tank
• fall short
• bomb
• wash out
• flame out
• come up empty
• come a cropper
• fall on one's face
• crater
• die on the vine
• flunk
• lay an egg
• come to grief
• go under
• decline
• crash
• flounder
• slip
• slump
• wane
• crumble
• skid
• miscarry
• misfire
• sink
• implode
• self-destruct

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• succeed
• go
• work out
• deliver
• come off
• go over
• click
• pan out
• cook
• thrive
• flourish
• triumph
• prosper
• win
• prevail

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• succeed
• go
• work out
• deliver
• come off
• go over
• click
• pan out
• cook
• thrive
• flourish
• triumph
• prosper
• win
• prevail

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2

as in to go

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

the twin towers started to sway and suddenly foundered

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapse
• go
• go out
• give way
• tumble
• give
• die
• buckle
• crumple
• yield
• implode
• melt
• crumble
• cave (in)
• give out
• burst
• shatter
• crash
• stall
• break down
• split
• pop
• melt down
• splinter
• break
• flatten
• crack
• smash
• snap
• fail
• deflate
• conk (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rise
• swell
• inflate

• rise
• swell
• inflate

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