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

Back in 2002, Lodi Unified's Measure K bond funded the construction of new schools across the city. — Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

During that time, its activities will be funded by voluntary contributions from Adidas, H&M Group, Inditex and Bestseller, but the hope is that other brands join too, and the blueprint is eventually embedded in EPR policies across the EU. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026

In the two-thousands, Oakland added more than forty new small schools as part of an equality effort funded in large part by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026

It is funded through the Job Development Investment Grant program, which directs a portion of a JDIG award to the account when a company locates or expands in a Tier 2 or Tier 3 county. — Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026

This formal classification means that students receive specialized English language instruction during the school day, largely funded by the state. — Emily Woodruff, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

For at least the last two years, none of the recommendations from these reports have been fully funded. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

The investment must still make economic sense, so any potential investor should quantify the tax benefit, identify when the deferred tax becomes due and determine how that future liability will be funded. — Fernando Jimenez, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

The fund is backed by the company’s Steppes Fund for Change, which in turn is funded by a per-person fee of 115 pounds (about $156) for every Steppes Travel trip booking and donated on the traveler’s behalf. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026