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abetment

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of abetment

an act or instance of helping

the proposed government bailout of the company is being decried as an ill-advised abetment of managerial ineptitude

Synonyms of abetment

aid, assist, assistance, backing, boost, hand, help, helping hand, leg up, lift, support

Words Related to abetment

advancement, encouragement, facilitation, forwarding, furtherance, furthering, nurturance

benefaction, patronage, promotion, sponsorship

advice, care, counsel, guidance, mentoring

attendance, attention, hand-holding, service

beneficence, charity, favor, kindness, philanthropy

assuagement, palliation, relief, succor

Near Antonyms of abetment

constraint, frustration, inhibition, interference, obstruction, repression, restraint

deterrence, discouragement

Antonyms of abetment

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