Synonyms of foundered

foundered

verb

past tense of founder

1

as in collapsed

to be unsuccessful

the theater company foundered after its corporate funding dried up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapsed
• flopped
• failed
• struggled
• folded
• missed
• bombed
• tanked
• flunked
• cratered
• struck out
• floundered
• fell flat
• fell short
• crashed
• declined
• flamed out
• waned
• washed out
• crumbled
• slipped
• died on the vine
• came up empty
• laid an egg
• skidded
• fell on one's face
• slumped
• came a cropper
• sank
• sunk
• came to grief
• misfired
• miscarried
• imploded
• went under
• self-destructed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• succeeded
• went
• delivered
• worked out
• flourished
• went over
• clicked
• thrived
• prospered
• prevailed
• cooked
• triumphed
• came off
• won
• throve
• panned out

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• succeeded
• went
• delivered
• worked out
• flourished
• went over
• clicked
• thrived
• prospered
• prevailed
• cooked
• triumphed
• came off
• won
• throve
• panned out

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2

as in tumbled

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

the twin towers started to sway and suddenly foundered

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapsed
• tumbled
• went
• crumpled
• imploded
• died
• buckled
• yielded
• crumbled
• shattered
• gave
• went out
• melted
• crashed
• failed
• stalled
• gave way
• broke
• flattened
• smashed
• cracked
• snapped
• splintered
• popped
• deflated
• burst
• split
• melted down
• bursted
• caved (in)
• gave out
• broke down
• conked (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rose
• swelled
• inflated

• rose
• swelled
• inflated