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:
The great salmon gamble — how Canada’s push for land-based aquaculture foundered |
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Satellites and Shipwrecks: Landsat Satellite Spots Foundered Ships in Coastal Waters
Mar 11, 2016 NASA (.gov)
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In Fairwood, dreams of black wealth foundered amid the mortgage meltdown
Jan 25, 2015 The Washington Post
Jan 25, 2015 The Washington Post
HMS Empress of India 1st class battleship 1893, foundered off Portland after being used as 'target' 1913
Sep 19, 2022 Royal Museums Greenwich
Sep 19, 2022 Royal Museums Greenwich
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Jan 29, 2026 Kentucky Lantern
Jan 29, 2026 Kentucky Lantern