foundered
Definitions
Verb
- Fail utterly; collapse
- Sink below the surface
- Break down, literally or metaphorically
- Stumble and nearly fall
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wondered | 2 | 58 |
| 2 | founded | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | founder | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | founders | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | pondered | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | unfounded | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | thundered | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | countered | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | floundered | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | flounder | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | fonder | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | laundered | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | flounders | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | funder | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | funded | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | underused | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | plundered | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | foundries | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | founders' | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | founder's | 2 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 16
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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📰 This Word in the News:
How Peace Between Afghanistan and the Taliban Foundered (Published 2016)
Dec 26, 2016 The New York Times
Dec 26, 2016 The New York Times
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Sep 21, 2020 International Consortium of Investigative Journalists - ICIJ
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Slain MIT professor’s physics career flourished as his suspected killer’s foundered
Dec 19, 2025 The Washington Post
Dec 19, 2025 The Washington Post