found
No longer missing
Found means to establish or create something meant to be permanent—an institution, organization, or settlement: The college was founded in 1847, They founded a new colony on the coast.
A founder is the person who establishes something.
Found also means to base or ground: a theory founded on observation.
Separately, found is the past tense of find: I found my keys.
In metalworking, to found is to melt and pour metal into a mold—the work done at a foundry.
Reveal what's hidden
- unearthExcavate or reveal hidden
- encounterUnexpected meeting or confrontation
- locateDiscover the position of
- stumble uponFind unexpectedly
detect · identify · spot · reveal · expose · findings · breakthrough · discovery
Put in wrong location
- missingNot present, whereabouts unknown
- vanishedDisappeared from sight
- goneNo longer present
- strayedMoved off course
disappeared · recovered · reunited · claimed · unclaimed · stray · abandoned · forgotten
Establish or scholarly organization
- charterFounding organizational document
- incorporateAbsorb into something larger
- endowProvide with lasting funds
- launchSet into motion
inaugurate · create · organization · establishment · nonprofit · corporation · academy · society
Foundational preparation for something
- cornerstoneFoundational building block
- bedrockSolid stone underground
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
- groundedStable and realistic
rooted · based · anchored · premise · principle · substantiated · evidence-based · justified
uncover
Reveal what's hidden
- unearthExcavate or reveal hidden
- encounterUnexpected meeting or confrontation
- locateDiscover the position of
stumble upon · detect · identify · spot · reveal · expose · findings · breakthrough · discovery · excavate
misplaced
Put in wrong location
strayed · disappeared · recovered · reunited · claimed · unclaimed · stray · abandoned · forgotten · returned
institute
Establish or scholarly organization
- charterFounding organizational document
- incorporateAbsorb into something larger
- endowProvide with lasting funds
launch · inaugurate · create · organization · establishment · nonprofit · corporation · academy · society · venture
groundwork
Foundational preparation for something
- cornerstoneFoundational building block
- bedrockSolid stone underground
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
grounded · rooted · based · anchored · premise · principle · substantiated · evidence-based · justified · supported
casting
Shaping through liquid form
crucible · mold · bronze · iron · bell · cannon · sculpture · poured · alloy · ingot
- found outLearned the truth
- lost and foundStation for reclaiming mislaid belongings
- nowhere to be foundEntirely absent despite searching
- found oneselfBecame unexpectedly located
- found artArtwork from preexisting objects
- found objectsUnaltered items as art
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