Synonyms of funding

funding 1 of 2

noun

as in subsidy

Related Words

• subsidy
• financing
• endowment
• sponsorship
• bankrolling
• backing
• patronage
• assistance
• encouragement
• aegis
• aid
• auspice
• fosterage
• help

funding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of fund

1

as in financing

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

• financing
• establishing
• endowing
• subsidizing
• supporting
• organizing
• granting
• founding
• donating
• contributing
• underwriting
• promoting
• sponsoring
• awarding
• backing
• subscribing
• bequeathing
• investing (in)
• capitalizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receiving
• defunding
• drawing
• disendowing
• subsisting

2

as in subsidizing

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

• financing
• subsidizing
• underwriting
• supporting
• sponsoring
• capitalizing
• bankrolling
• staking
• endorsing
• backing
• endowing
• maintaining
• advocating
• aiding
• refinancing
• paying
• cofinancing
• championing
• providing (for)
• defraying
• refunding
• patronizing
• footing
• grubstaking
• standing
• paying off
• springing (for)
• liquidating
• paying up
• nourishing
• settling
• discharging
• quitting
• recompensing
• clearing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defunding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of funding

Noun

Google has also been involved both as a research partner and through funding. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026

In May, the IMF said AI is changing how the financial system deals with vulnerabilities and incidents, and that extreme cyber losses could trigger funding stress, solvency concerns and wider market disruption. — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. — Esther Ndumi Ngumbi, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

Countries announced a World Bank-like joint funding system for military spending and a $50 billion project to develop new long-range weapons without US backing, while Lithuania’s president offered to send minesweepers to the Strait of Hormuz. — semafor.com, 8 July 2026

McConnell questioned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the funding request during Senate hearings in May, saying that Pentagon budget items should not be separated out from the annual defense appropriations bill. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 8 July 2026

On July 1, during a public meeting of Rosado’s Loop group, Robaina and longtime trail advocates peppered a half-dozen county representatives with questions about the project’s status, cost and funding sources. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026

Venus completed its high-thrust RDRE flight test in just over four years using approximately $80 million in development funding. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026

But administration officials told USA TODAY on July 8 that the federal government has no role in the Freedom Fuel Network and is not providing it with funding. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Verb

Abruzzo, the county administrator, insisted none of those projects have been put on hold and the county will not be redirecting airport funds to the renaming effort — despite the airport website’s claim about airport revenues funding the effort. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

This older plan included funding the design of the Broadmore Bridge’s replacement. — Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 9 July 2026

People who take out a reverse mortgage typically use it for supplementing income, making home repairs, or funding in-home healthcare. — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 9 July 2026

Previously, lawmakers had to approve funding every year for the program to be added into the state’s budget, according to the California State Parks Foundation. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

The ones that stay focused on selling seats will keep funding everyone else's margin with their own. — Somit Goyal, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

And then again, the people in our own country who are funding those things—everyone from Elon Musk to other prominent people both on the right and left, right? — David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

More Freedom 250 controversy Freedom 250 has been the focus of other controversy over funding transparency and religious representations. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 July 2026

The report accuses the group of funding its programming through opaque and questionable avenues, including soliciting foreign funds, misleading donors and selling access to the president. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 2 July 2026