Synonyms of funded

funded

verb

past tense of fund

1

as in financed

to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income

her will funded a new science center for her beloved alma mater

Synonyms & Similar Words

• financed
• endowed
• established
• subsidized
• supported
• organized
• founded
• donated
• sponsored
• granted
• contributed
• bequeathed
• awarded
• promoted
• subscribed
• backed
• underwrote
• capitalized
• invested (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• received
• defunded
• drew
• disendowed
• subsisted

2

as in subsidized

to provide money for

Dad advised me to get a job because he wasn't going to fund my social life forever

Synonyms & Similar Words

• financed
• subsidized
• supported
• sponsored
• endowed
• endorsed
• capitalized
• bankrolled
• staked
• underwrote
• backed
• maintained
• advocated
• aided
• paid
• championed
• refinanced
• patronized
• provided (for)
• defrayed
• liquidated
• paid up
• refunded
• grubstaked
• paid off
• stood
• nourished
• sprang (for)
• settled
• cofinanced
• footed
• discharged
• recompensed
• cleared
• quit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defunded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of funded

Chen’s research has been funded by the US State Department and US Air Force Research Laboratory. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Meals at sites across Minnesota during the COVID-19 pandemic were funded by the Federal Child Nutrition Program. — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 14 July 2026

The project was funded by the district’s Measure N, a $542 million bond dedicated to improving school facilities and creating new schools as needed in expanding neighborhoods. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026

The charter is a constitutional document, granted by the King on the advice of the government, that sets out how the public corporation will be governed, regulated, and sustainably funded. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026

Signifcantly, is so far 40% funded, having just qualified for Mexico’s Eficine tax incentive. — Ed Meza, Variety, 14 July 2026

Even Realities has largely been funded by Chinese-origin venture firms including CDH Investments, Monolith Management and CVC Capital, and raised an undisclosed sum from Unicorn Capital Partners and Cyanhill Capital in January. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 July 2026

The tech and retail giant has reserved 38 launches on Vulcan rockets and funded the construction of a dedicated new rocket assembly hangar at Cape Canaveral to support the ramp-up of Vulcan’s launch cadence. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026

The state government funded Medicaid reimbursements that the federal government stopped — something that Planned Parenthood says happened in some form in 14 states. — Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026