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founder

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of founder

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 of founder

author, begetter, creator, establisher, father, founding father, generator, inaugurator, initiator, instituter (or institutor), originator, sire
Words Related to founder

cocreator, cofounder

conceiver, contriver, designer, deviser, formulator, innovator, introducer, inventor, spawner

builder, maker, producer

developer, pioneer, researcher, researchist

organizer, promoter

encourager, galvanizer, inspiration, inspirer
Near Antonyms of founder

disciple, follower, pupil, student, supporter

founder

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of founder

1 to be unsuccessful
  • The theater company foundered after its corporate funding dried up.
Synonyms of founder

bomb, collapse, fail, flop, flunk, fold, miss, tank, wash out
Words Related to founder

flounder, struggle

decline, sink, skid, slip, slump, wane

crash, crumble, miscarry, misfire

go under

implode, self-destruct
Phrases Synonymous with founder

come a cropper, come to grief, come up empty, die on the vine, fall flat, fall on one's face, fall short, lay an egg
Near Antonyms of founder

cook, flourish, prosper, thrive

prevail, triumph, win
Antonyms of founder

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 structure started to sway and suddenly foundered.
Synonyms of founder

buckle, cave (in), collapse, crumple, give, go, go out, implode, tumble, yield
Words Related to founder

deflate, flatten, melt, melt down

break, break down, conk (out), crash, die, fail, give out, stall

burst, shatter, smash, splinter, split

crack, crumble, pop, snap
Phrases Synonymous with founder

give way
Near Antonyms of founder

inflate, rise, swell

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