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 acquisition of 100 percent of ZO Skin Health will be made in an all-cash transaction and funded through cash reserves and bank financing. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

Prosecutors said each project was partially funded by $1 million each in county tax dollars. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

It is funded partly by a minority stake sale at a then-record $450 million valuation. — James Laforge, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

Raman voted for three city budgets that funded the program, approving $300 million in 2023 alone. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

OPay launched in Nigeria as a payments company in 2018 backed by Chinese investors and later funded by venture investors led by Softbank. — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Any strategy that ignores that skepticism is unlikely to survive the next election or to be funded by the Congress that is likely to emerge from it. — Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026

Startups that were founded within the past five years or funded within the past two years are able to apply, according to Anthropic. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

However, there are no dedicated, consistently funded federal programs to clean up any other type of mine, such as gold, silver, iron, or uranium. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026