Synonyms for founding
found·ing

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1. initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instaurationnoun

   the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

   "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"

   Synonyms:
   cosmos, foundation garment, entry, groundwork, unveiling, instauration, invention, base, substructure, excogitation, introduction, presentation, creative activity, fundament, intro, world, asylum, knowledgeableness, innovation, understructure, foundation, conception, universe, trigger, installation, knowledgeability, foot, existence, first appearance, grounding, design, institution, launching, mental home, origination, mental institution, psychiatric hospital, macrocosm, cornerstone, origin, debut, induction, basis, inception, insertion, establishment, mental hospital, initiation, intromission, creation, insane asylum

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1. List of paraphrases for "founding":

   founder, founders, foundation, incorporator, foundational, fondation, constituent, fundación, creation, constitutive, establishment, inaugural, fundamental

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How to use founding in a sentence?

1. Ronald Reagan:

   The freedom fighters of Nicaragua ... are the moral equal of our Founding Fathers and the brave men and women of the French Resistance.

2. Yesen Nurbayev:

   Their Marxist extremism is just like Islamic extremism, they will compare themselves to the founding Marxists but those leaders thought about the whole Chinese nation, not just the working class.

3. Mike Pence:

   Most of the public speeches at America’s founding were sermons.

4. Ellie Carlin:

   Before the advancement of technology I believe many who now identify as asexual knew they were somehow different from their peers but never truly understood themselves, however since the founding of AVEN and its website, many asexuals have gathered to better understand themselves. It was finally a place where you realized you weren't alone, nor were you a freak.

5. Billy Graham:

   America's founding fathers did not intend to take religion out of education. Many of the nation's greatest universities were founded by evangelists and religious leaders; but many of these have lost the founders concept and become secular institutions. Because of this attitude, secular education is stumbling and floundering.