FOUND Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

found

verb

Definition of found

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

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of found At its center is the Center for Special Needs Trust Administration, or CSNT, a nonprofit co-founded by Govoni in 2000 to help manage and invest the financial assets of people with disabilities. — Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Yolexis Toop, artistic swimming coach Yolexis Toop, a Venezuela native who competed on her home country’s national team, founded Boise Artistic Swimming in 2025 after discovering Idaho had no club for the sport. — Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2026 Accenture is a founding partner of Brainstorm AI and sponsored the event. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 Pave Studios was founded by Max Cutler, who previously founded Parcast and went on to become an executive at Spotify after the streaming giant acquired his company. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for found

Recent Examples of Synonyms for found

Verb

But a key rationale for eligibility rules is to establish bright-line, predictable rules that should promote fair play and competition, with colleges, coaches and athletes treated similarly in similar situations.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Since establishing his label in Paris in 1937, Roger Vivier became known for experimentation with form, materials and heel shapes — a vocabulary creative director Gherardo Felloni continues to mine today.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of establish

Verb

Fifty years ago, scientists pioneering a terrifying gene-splicing technology figured out a way to collectively hit pause.

— Nick Fountain, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
Taking a page from SpaceX’s playbook If the design feels familiar, that is because SpaceX pioneered it.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of pioneer

Verb

From 2001 to 2010, as Denmark introduced nationwide resuscitation initiatives including mandatory school CPR education, bystander CPR rates more than doubled, while 30-day survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest more than tripled.

— Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
The bill was introduced over a year ago, and its primary backer was the late Lindsey Graham, a veteran Republican senator who represented South Carolina.

— Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of introduce

Verb

For a government overseeing a population dominated by mobile expats, that created a lot of uncertainty in terms of establishing an economic base that can support a welfare system and basic state infrastructure.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
The working group of administrators and Greek life representatives created action plans for each chapter to resume operations in fall 2018 based on a blind review of their previous four years.

— Brittany Shammas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of create

Verb

Autonomous agents are beginning to participate in commerce on behalf of businesses, making decisions, initiating transactions and interacting with other systems at machine speed.

— Alex Zuck, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Rothschild & Co Redburn initiates MiniMed as buy The firm said the insulin pump company has a competitive advantage.

— Michael Bloom, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of initiate

Verb

Instead, as Israel moved closer to a historic agreement with Saudi Arabia, Hamas launched an assault that upended the region, plunging it into war.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Minutes from the April 19 meeting outlined how the government opted for just one round of readiness checks before launching its emergency vaccination program due to time constraints, instead of the typical four rounds.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of launch

Browse Nearby Words

foul-ups

found

foundation

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Found.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/found. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of found

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

fervid

Popular in Grammar & Usage

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Popular in Wordplay

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough Situations

Did 'orange' the fruit or the color come first?

Popular

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

Games & Quizzes