Synonyms of founding

founding 1 of 2

noun

as in initiation

Related Words

• initiation
• creation
• institution
• inauguration
• origination
• inception
• beginning
• start
• drawing board
• genesis
• commencement
• origin
• fountain
• spring
• first base
• germ
• outset
• cradle
• launch
• source
• birth
• onset
• arrival
• dawn
• well
• emergence
• alpha
• ground zero
• baseline
• opening
• fountainhead
• debut
• nascence
• morning
• square one
• day one
• childhood
• nascency
• threshold
• root
• kickoff
• advent
• incipiency
• infancy
• incipience
• seedbed
• wellspring
• dawning
• get-go
• appearance
• youth

Dissimilar Words

• end
• conclusion
• close
• ending
• completion
• period
• closing
• termination
• stop
• cessation
• closure
• omega
• finish
• finale
• windup

founding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of found

as in establishing

to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of

John Harvard did not actually found the university that now bears his name

Synonyms & Similar Words

• establishing
• pioneering
• initiating
• launching
• introducing
• creating
• beginning
• instituting
• inaugurating
• starting
• originating
• planting
• organizing
• constructing
• constituting
• innovating
• developing
• inventing
• authoring
• manufacturing
• setting up
• producing
• devising
• thinking (up)
• conceiving
• expanding
• funding
• cooking (up)
• fathering
• financing
• enlarging
• endowing
• making up
• refounding
• arranging
• subsidizing
• contriving
• concocting
• fabricating
• systematizing
• relaunching
• reinstituting
• putting up
• reinitiating
• systemizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• closing (down)
• shutting (up)
• abolishing
• phasing out
• ending
• finishing
• stopping
• terminating
• halting
• annulling
• nullifying
• annihilating
• winding up
• rounding (off or out)
• wrapping up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of founding

Noun

The celebrated institution, attended by the children of aristocrats and wealthy families, has counted many British royals among its students since its founding in the 15th century. — Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026

For Krull, after one divorce, two daughters, and showcasing more than a hundred artists at his Craig Krull Gallery since the center’s founding, Bergamot Station has been the one constant in his life. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Membership is not limited to European Union members, and the United States joined a year after its founding. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

The rooftop bar, 1838, actually takes its name from its founding year. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026

Since its founding in 1967, ASEAN has had to embrace both integration and diversity. — Jon M. Huntsman, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026

Harry and his wife, Meghan, announced the founding of The Parents Network, through their Archewell Foundation. — Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026

To celebrate the Range Rover Classic founding series selling out, the company shared images of two new commissions that show off the breadth of its capabilities. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026

Nobody announces that the founding conviction has been abandoned. — Amir Wain, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Verb

The founding mayors lead cities including Atlanta, Jacksonville, Boise, Tulsa and Memphis -- governing more than 7 million Americans across 11 red and purple states, according to a memo for the new coalition. — Isabella Murray, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

By naming the product of two mergers Skydance, David Ellison relegates two of Hollywood’s founding studios to a sub-brand stew and attempts to erase a bunch of controversial hires. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Corporate governance and the Korea discount Like other South Korean chaebols, SK Group has faced scrutiny over a corporate structure that allows a founding family to maintain control without owning a majority of the group’s shares. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026

Sharpless is the founding director of the Immigration Clinic at the University of Miami. — Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Rogers was the founding chairman, in 2000, of Broward’s Fair Campaign Practices Committee, formed in response to a 1998 contest that was widely regarded as one of the ugliest political races ever run in Broward. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2026

Before leading the parent company of Vogue and the New Yorker, Lynch was CEO of music streamer Pandora and the founding chief exec of Sling TV, the streaming pay-TV provider launched a decade ago by Dish Network. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

The center hosts artist residencies and community projects and is one of the founding organizations of Photosynthesis, an international residency network supported by the Getty Foundation. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Clemons had served as the founding CEO of both ConnCAT and ConnCORP, turning them into hubs for economic and community revitalization that aimed to center the experiences and needs of residents in New Haven’s Dixwell and Newhallville neighborhoods. — P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing founding

• founding father