founders

Part of Speech:

All (2) Noun (1) Verb (1)

Jump To:

person who establishes an institution n.
go under, fail v.

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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

founders

OpenAI and Anthropic might help by speeding up their IPOs, making them more responsive to a broad shareholding public rather than their highly ideologized and oddball founders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Though many items are favorites of the founders, the restaurant, Cardoso said, was built for everyone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Morgan said the founders had started the business with "nothing but an idea and a belief that vodka didn't have to be boring".

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

While at the company’s helm, Wilson and Maybank began informally advising female founders of other young startups.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Two of the founders had very small ranges in the wild, chickpea being confined to southeastern Turkey and emmer wheat to the Fertile Crescent itself.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond