FUNDS Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

funds 1 of 2

noun

plural of fund

as in pocket

available money my funds were a little low, so I asked my favorite lending institution—Dad—for a small advance on my first paycheck

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funds

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fund

as in finances

to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income her will funded a new science center for her beloved alma mater

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as in subsidizes

to provide money for Dad advised me to get a job because he wasn't going to fund my social life forever

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defunds

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Recent Examples of funds

Noun

The vast majority of those funds have come from a political action committee backed by Airbnb, which Feldstein Soto sued last year for violating price-gouging laws in the wake of the wildfires. —

Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026 The president's Republican allies in Congress are fueling the immigration and deportation actions with billions of dollars in special funds. —

ABC News, 23 May 2026 Folks and funds may be right to back him. —

Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 May 2026 When the price of a species dips below a certain level, Hudson uses program funds to buy the fish before the price sinks too low. —

Joe Hernandez, NPR, 23 May 2026 Up to 75% of all small and medium-sized businesses reported a lack of funds for development. —

Anna Nemtsova, Time, 23 May 2026 The Colorado River District will use those funds to buy water rights to the Shoshone Hydroelectric Power Plant from Xcel Energy. —

Christa Swanson, CBS News, 23 May 2026 Bruce Cockburn, Tara Cullis, Jane Fonda, Al Gore, Rick Hansen, Chantal Kreviazuk, Janelle Lapointe, Sarah McLachlan, and Danny Michel also participated in his birthday concert, which raised funds for the David Suzuki Foundation. —

Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2026 Index funds now represent 57% of equity fund assets, up from 36% in 2016. —

Ivan Kan, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026

Verb

The price is mechanically tied to Hyperliquid's trading volume, because the volume funds the buyback and the buyback funds the price. —

Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026 The call premium funds your downside hedge — for free. —

Michael Khouw, CNBC, 20 May 2026 For countries like Cambodia, where Chinese investment heavily funds factory construction and industrial parks, the situation creates a delicate balancing act. —

Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 18 May 2026 The county covers 40 hours a week while the city currently funds an extra six hours. —

Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 14 May 2026 Democrats plan to keep forcing weekly votes on war powers resolutions and are looking ahead to put limitations on Trump during the debate over annual legislation that authorizes and funds the military. —

Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026 Last week, the House ended the DHS shutdown with a bill that funds all the agencies except for ICE and parts of CBP, both which received an influx of money last year. —

Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026 Ljubljana also funds a free, small electric trolley that ferries people around its main districts. —

Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 10 May 2026 The Congress funds government, not the president. —

Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for funds

Noun

All the different sections and organizational pockets help with capacity.

— Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2026
This Samsonite style has a sleek design, a padded laptop compartment, and an expandable water bottle pocket.

— Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026