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

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

The project is privately funded and estimated to cost around $10 million. — Mary Ella Hastings july 21, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2026

What gets funded should reflect the merits of the opportunity, not the persuasiveness of the person who built the deck. — Amer Al Ahbabi, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Through a government program, the nonprofit also partially funded six one-bedroom apartments to house members of the café team, and received the keys to the units in early June. — Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2026

More than half the cost is being funded by a $925,000 Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity grant. — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 20 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