founder | Definition of founder

founder

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of founder

1 to be unsuccessful

the theater company foundered after its corporate funding dried up

Synonyms of founder

bomb, collapse, crater, fail, flame out, flop, flunk, fold, miss, strike out, tank, wash out

Words Related to founder

flounder, struggle

decline, sink, skid, slip, slump, wane

crash, crumble, miscarry, misfire

implode, self-destruct

Phrases Synonymous with founder

come a cropper, come to grief, come up empty, die on the vine, fall flat, fall on one's face, fall short, lay an egg

Near Antonyms of founder

cook, flourish, prosper, thrive

prevail, triumph, win

Antonyms of founder

click, come off, deliver, go, go over, pan out, succeed, work out

2 to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

the twin towers started to sway and suddenly foundered

Synonyms of founder

buckle, cave (in), collapse, crumple, give, go, go out, implode, tumble, yield

Words Related to founder

deflate, flatten, melt, melt down

break, break down, conk (out), crash, die, fail, give out, stall

burst, shatter, smash, splinter, split

crack, crumble, pop, snap

Phrases Synonymous with founder

Near Antonyms of founder

inflate, rise, swell