Foundered

Synonyms for "foundered" (23 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Strong matches (7)

Verb(4 words)
failfailedgo downgo under
groundedhigh and drymarooned

Related words (11)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

4 entries
descriptive adjectivefigurative adjectiveintransitive verbpast participle adjective

More specific

12 entries
abandonedboat sinkingbusiness failurecapsizedderailedfailedproject failureship sinkingstalledsunksunkenwrecked

Collocations

11 entries
business failurefinancial collapsefoundered companyfoundered economyfoundered planfoundered projectfoundered vesselnaval disasterorganizational failureproject collapseship sinking

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The ship foundered in the stormy sea.

Source: tatoeba (5275758)

a foundered horse

Source: wiktionary

his horse was foundered

Source: wiktionary

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