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founders

NOUN

person who establishes an institution

Synonyms

STRONGEST

architect author benefactor builder creator designer inventor organizer patron planner

STRONG

beginner constructor framer generator initiator maker originator

WEAK

establisher forebearer institutor prime mover

Antonyms

STRONGEST

opponent

VERB

go under, fail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abort break down fall through stumble

STRONG

collapse fall lurch miscarry misfire sink sprawl stagger submerge submerse trip

WEAK

be lost come to nothing go down go lame go to bottom

Antonyms

STRONG

increase rise

WEAK

accomplish achieve succeed

Example Sentences

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He joined Kleiner in 1980 as a partner and has backed a long list of groundbreaking founders, including those at Alphabet’s Google and at Amazon.com.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

One of the founders of Brewdog has announced plans to launch a new beer brand, promising free shares to people who lost money in his original venture.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

An IPO solves that problem, giving founders, employees, and other private shareholders an opportunity to sell shares at will.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Lawyers for the other two founders didn’t respond to inquiries regarding intended appeals.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Yet the PAC aroused in me the hope that even though the founders were breakaway ANC men, unity between our two groups was possible.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela