Synonyms for founding
- noun
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Noun
Definitions
- n. 1
The establishment of something.
the founding of the republic
Related words
- Phrases
- founding father founding member
Forms
- Plural
- foundings → institutions, foundations, establishments, creations…
Example sentences
- foundation She lives at the Gorilla Foundation in California.
- creation Scientific truth is a creation of the human mind.
- establishment Algerians are fed up of their political establishment.
- institution The institution was established in the late 1960s.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| founding | rising | |
| foundation | steady | |
| creation | rising | |
| establishment | falling | |
| institution | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- creation3
- 10 letters
- foundation3, innovation4, initiation5
- 11 letters
- institution4, origination5
- 12 letters
- introduction4, instauration
- 13 letters
- establishment4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (creation3 = 3 syllables).