Synonyms of founders

founders 1 of 2

noun

plural of founder

as in creators

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

• creators
• authors
• fathers
• inventors
• pioneers
• makers
• originators
• initiators
• generators
• founding fathers
• designers
• innovators
• begetters
• establishers
• cofounders
• sires
• builders
• inaugurators
• instituters
• developers
• researchers
• producers
• organizers
• promoters
• introducers
• formulators
• spawners
• contrivers
• cocreators
• devisers
• inspirers
• conceivers
• encouragers
• inspirations
• galvanizers
• researchists

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• students
• pupils
• supporters
• followers
• disciples

founders

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of founder

1

as in flops

to be unsuccessful

the theater company foundered after its corporate funding dried up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flops
• fails
• collapses
• struggles
• tanks
• folds
• bombs
• misses
• falls short
• lays an egg
• falls flat
• comes up empty
• comes to grief
• comes a cropper
• strikes out
• craters
• dies on the vine
• flames out
• washes out
• flunks
• falls on one's face
• goes under
• crashes
• declines
• flounders
• skids
• slips
• crumbles
• misfires
• wanes
• miscarries
• slumps
• sinks
• implodes
• self-destructs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• goes
• succeeds
• goes over
• works out
• comes off
• delivers
• clicks
• cooks
• flourishes
• thrives
• pans out
• triumphs
• prevails
• wins
• prospers

2

as in collapses

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

the twin towers started to sway and suddenly foundered

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapses
• goes
• gives way
• goes out
• gives
• tumbles
• dies
• yields
• caves (in)
• buckles
• crumbles
• melts
• implodes
• crumples
• shatters
• crashes
• stalls
• gives out
• fails
• bursts
• breaks down
• splits
• melts down
• pops
• breaks
• cracks
• snaps
• flattens
• smashes
• splinters
• conks (out)
• deflates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• swells
• inflates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of founders

Noun

The program, which allows members to access thousands of dollars' worth of Anthropic's Claude products and credits, is part of the AI company's efforts to strengthen ties to fast growing companies and founders. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

The current frenzy is a far cry from when the brand first launched in 2012 as a sophisticated, health-conscious dessert shop inspired by the European heritage of founders David Subotic, Tanja Subotic and Johnathan Williams. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

In an interview with Fortune, the founders explained that their model lets traders keep up to 80% of their profits, with the company taking the rest—an arrangement that gives Vest a stake in their success. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

In addition to expanding its successful and highly Instagrammed Le Cambon family with new sizes and pouches reprising its belted construction, the founders debuted the Duo style. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

Creators want in as investors in brands and products, and founders and companies are thirsting to get them on board. — Dylan Wells, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026

The home was designed by the chief designer of heritage Scandinavian homeware brand Dansk, Jens Quistgaard, for Dansk founders Martha and Ted Nierenberg. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

One of the plaintiffs, Herbert Kitchen, is the great-great-grandson of one of Lincoln University’s founders. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026

The design is the brainchild of studio founders Giovanni Paszkowski and Çağla Enginer. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026