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

Company founders and top executives could violate tax rules by having their IRAs buy shares of companies they control, said Baker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

With DTLA’s post-pandemic troubles amid a boom in dance music, Origin’s founders hope the scene can help again.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 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

One of the carnival's founders was Vernon Williams, who moved to Britain from Trinidad and Tobago in the 1960s.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

There were also some cities named after their founders: Alexandria after Alexander, Caesarea after Augustus Caesar, Constantinople after Constantine.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton