founder

1 to be unsuccessful the theater company foundered after its corporate funding dried up Synonyms bomb, collapse, crater, flame out, flop, flunk, fold, fail, miss, strike out, tank, wash outRelated Words flounder, struggle; decline, sink, skid, slip, slump, wane; crash, crumble, miscarry, misfire; go under; implode, self-destructNear Antonyms cook, flourish, prosper, thrive; prevail, triumph, winAntonyms click, come off, deliver, go, go over, pan out, succeed, work out

2 to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure the twin towers started to sway and suddenly foundered Synonyms buckle, cave (in), crumple, collapse, give, go, go out, implode, tumble, yieldRelated Words deflate, flatten, melt, melt down; break, break down, conk (out), crash, die, fail, give out, stall; burst, shatter, smash, splinter, split; crack, crumble, pop, snapNear Antonyms inflate, rise, swell