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

It was deemed Biden’s signature climate law, providing hundreds of billions of dollars for tax credits and programs to bolster the clean energy sector (much of that funding was repealed by the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act). — Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026

The latest pullback presents a buying opportunity, Ives said, adding that the AI infrastructure boom remained in its early stages despite mounting concerns over funding costs. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

The city has advanced a financing plan that kicks in $615 million in bond funding to help support construction costs for the stadium, team offices and related infrastructure. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026

If the program’s funding shortfall is not addressed in the immediate future, benefits could be cut significantly starting in 2032. — P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026

The Social Security Administration faces a looming bankruptcy date if a funding shortfall is not addressed by Congress. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Other funding approvals took an average of 12 days, leaving local and state programs to fill critical gaps in disaster systems. — Dana R. Fisher, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

The new cohort joins 20 previously awarded fellows who have received close to $700,000 in unrestricted funding since 2021, when Inevitable Foundation was founded. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

To help foster a stronger early-funding community here, Deutsch in 2014 created Lofty Ventures, a collective of local investors and startup founders who share advice and seed money. — Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

Verb

So far, only two phases of the repair plan are complete, and there's an issue with funding the remaining four phases of the project. — Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Historically, funding a college education led to higher-paying jobs and greater economic opportunity. — Jessica Dickler,annie Nova, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Like any investment, the General Assembly should carefully weigh the costs and benefits of funding a stadium. — Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026

Identifying important emerging technologies and consistently funding them is essential to maintaining a lead in space. — Kathleen Curlee, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026

The enigma of comets and asteroids lured the world’s space agencies into funding a series of robotic probes to study them. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

If the amount of money provided by the state to school districts decreases because some children leave for private school, the legislature can adjust the Blueprint funding formula that ties funding to the number of students who attend a school. — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026

The author wrote about the Legislature not funding education and the challenges that teachers face. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

In the memo, Demings notes several commissioners were interested in funding UCF – which received TDT for the first time three years ago to build a bigger Roth Tower at the Acrisure Bounce House. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026