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Detailed Synonyms for founder in English

founder:

founder [the ~] noun

  1. the founder
    the instigator; the founder
  2. the founder
    the founder
  3. the founder
    the instigator; the founder; the prompter; the ringleader
  4. the founder
    the progenitor; the patriarch; the founder; the ancestor
  5. the founder
    – a person who founds or establishes some institution 1
    the founder; the father; the beginner; the founding father
    – a person who founds or establishes some institution 1
  6. the founder
    – a worker who makes metal castings 1
    the founder
    – a worker who makes metal castings 1
  7. the founder
    – inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse 1
    the founder; the laminitis
    – inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse 1

to founder verb (founders, foundered, foundering)

  1. to founder
    to stumble; to founder; to be tripped up; to trip; to slip
    • stumble verb (stumbles, stumbled, stumbling)
    • founder verb (founders, foundered, foundering)
    • be tripped up verb (is tripped up, being tripped up)
    • trip verb (trips, tripped, tripping)
    • slip verb (slips, slipped, slipping)
  2. to founder
    – stumble and nearly fall 1
    to founder
    – stumble and nearly fall 1
    • founder verb (founders, foundered, foundering)
      • the horses foundered1
  3. to founder
    – break down, literally or metaphorically 1
    to collapse; to give; to break; to founder; to give way; to cave in; to fall in
    – break down, literally or metaphorically 1
    • collapse verb (collapses, collapsed, collapsing)
      • The wall collapsed1
      • The business collapsed1
      • The roof collapsed1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • The wall gave in1
      • The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice1
    • break verb (breaks, broke, breaking)
      • The dam broke1
    • founder verb (founders, foundered, foundering)
    • give way verb (gives way, gave way, giving way)
    • cave in verb (caves in, caved in, caving in)
    • fall in verb (falls in, fell in, falling in)
  4. to founder
    – sink below the surface 1
    to founder
    – sink below the surface 1
    • founder verb (founders, foundered, foundering)
  5. to founder
    – fail utterly; collapse 1
    to founder; to flop; to fall through; to fall flat
    – fail utterly; collapse 1
    • founder verb (founders, foundered, foundering)
      • The project foundered1
    • flop verb (flops, flopped, flopping)
    • fall through verb (falls through, fell through, falling through)
    • fall flat verb (falls flat, fell flat, falling flat)

Conjugations for founder:

present
  1. founder
  2. founder
  3. founders
  4. founder
  5. founder
  6. founder
simple past
  1. foundered
  2. foundered
  3. foundered
  4. foundered
  5. foundered
  6. foundered
present perfect
  1. have foundered
  2. have foundered
  3. has foundered
  4. have foundered
  5. have foundered
  6. have foundered
past continuous
  1. was foundering
  2. were foundering
  3. was foundering
  4. were foundering
  5. were foundering
  6. were foundering
future
  1. shall founder
  2. will founder
  3. will founder
  4. shall founder
  5. will founder
  6. will founder
continuous present
  1. am foundering
  2. are foundering
  3. is foundering
  4. are foundering
  5. are foundering
  6. are foundering
subjunctive
  1. be foundered
  2. be foundered
  3. be foundered
  4. be foundered
  5. be foundered
  6. be foundered
diverse
  1. founder!
  2. let's founder!
  5. foundered
  6. foundering
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

founder

  1. founder
    sink; founder; be wrecked

Related Words for "founder":

  • foundering, founders

Alternate Synonyms for "founder":


Related Definitions for "founder":

  1. a person who founds or establishes some institution1
  2. a worker who makes metal castings1
  3. inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse1
  4. stumble and nearly fall1
    • the horses foundered1
  5. break down, literally or metaphorically1
  6. sink below the surface1
  7. fail utterly; collapse1
    • The project foundered1

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