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

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founders

For the founders of an award-winning community compost business, it's a no-brainer that the second answer is the correct one.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

The company places a premium on keeping turnover low, a strategy its founders believed would reduce costs associated with training new hires and lead to better customer service.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

In 2000 the ice-cream maker’s founders sold their company to Unilever after it agreed to an arrangement preventing the company from running its subsidiary solely for profit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Catherine Wygant Fossett, executive director of the Institute for Family-Owned Business, said founders need to consider succession when they start their business and not wait until they’re ready to retire.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

“Be sure to wave,” Ms. Paige said, and they walked past living-busts of the founders.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton