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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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But these facts are being buried to construct a narrative that valorizes the founders.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

At Patomak, many of Jain’s clients were young founders who he says would rib him for coming to meetings in a necktie, even on weekends.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Assali is the grandson of the farm’s founders, Harold and Marlene Agresti.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

And I think certainly in my case, part of this is basically rooted in a confidence and belief in the genius of our founders and the documents and institutions they created.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

If they planned every detail, the Shakers had believed, they could create a patch of heaven on earth, a little refuge from the world, and the founders of Shaker Heights had thought the same.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng