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

The deal also blindsided Forest Hill Church, which has met there ever since the church funded the Ballantyne branch’s expansion 15 years ago. — Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026

Since this phase carries peak risk and zero yield, it is funded exclusively through high-cost, short-term construction debt or private equity. — Dr. Dick Bridy, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

This is in addition to the ticking fee, which is 25 cents per share per quarter or about $650 million dollars per quarter, and would be funded at close through additional equity. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026

The Democrats were far less divided over two measures heavily funded by Google co-founder Sergey Brin, the world’s fourth-wealthiest man, that includes provisions that would undermine the wealth tax if they were passed. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026

The Justice Department, in parallel, had filed an eye-popping criminal complaint charging that, through a front company, Russia secretly funded and directed a handful of pro-Trump online influencers, reportedly including Tim Pool and Benny Johnson. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Texas' new comptroller was sworn in — and used his first day in office to announce that more than 85,000 students have been funded through the state's new $1 billion school voucher program for the 2026-27 school year. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

Politicians and other proponents of the lab-leak theory have issued fresh calls to punish Fauci, 85, and scientists his institute funded. — CNN Money, 22 July 2026

In Austin, the ARPA funded eviction prevention, rental assistance, shelter, permanent supportive housing and harm reduction programs. — Alfredo Reyes Jr, Mercury News, 21 July 2026