Synonyms of found

found

verb

as in to establish

to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of

John Harvard did not actually found the university that now bears his name

Synonyms & Similar Words

• establish
• pioneer
• introduce
• create
• initiate
• launch
• begin
• institute
• constitute
• start
• inaugurate
• plant
• construct
• originate
• set up
• organize
• develop
• author
• produce
• invent
• innovate
• devise
• conceive
• make up
• manufacture
• think (up)
• concoct
• contrive
• father
• expand
• fund
• fabricate
• arrange
• endow
• enlarge
• finance
• refound
• cook (up)
• put up
• subsidize
• systematize
• reinstitute
• systemize
• reinitiate
• relaunch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shut (up)
• close (down)
• stop
• end
• abolish
• nullify
• finish
• phase out
• terminate
• annul
• halt
• annihilate
• wind up
• round (off or out)
• wrap up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of found

They were swayed by a local program launched by city-LAB UCLA, a center founded by the University of California, Los Angeles' Architecture and Urban Design Department, which included a showcase of six prefab housing options and a guide to help navigate the process and secure financing. —Vanessa Romo, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026

His father Larry founded Levy Restaurants, which today is one of the main suppliers for much of the nation’s sports stadiums. —Jimmy Jellinek, SPIN, 27 Apr. 2026

Ganni was founded as a knitwear brand in 2000 by Copenhagen gallerist Frans Truelsen. —Maliha Shoaib, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026

The find was consistent with historical accounts describing a coin placed as part of a founding ritual. —Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026