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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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Prosecutors said the founders and operators of StraightPath misappropriated about $130 million, including paying themselves $75 million in nearly equal portions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Exquadrum never raised venture capital, and when government revenue periodically dried up, its founders were forced to lay off staff or give up pay.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

By 2017, OpenAI’s founders had started discussing a for-profit structure.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

It wasn’t just the ancient Greeks and the American founders who favored classical forms; Roman emperors and the Nazis did too.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

He was then one of a handful of African lawyers in all of South Africa and was the legal partner of the venerable Dr. Pixley ka Seme, one of the founders of the ANC.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela