Synonyms of abetted

abetted 1 of 2

adjective

as in supported

Related Words

• supported
• promoted
• endorsed
• approved
• encouraged
• suggested
• certified
• licensed
• permissible
• lawful
• legitimate
• authorized
• legal
• regulation
• official
• sanctioned
• licit
• legit
• canonical
• authoritative
• ex officio
• semiofficial

Dissimilar Words

• unauthorized
• unlawful
• illegal
• wrongful
• unofficial
• illicit
• impermissible
• illegitimate
• unsanctioned
• lawless
• nonofficial
• unlicensed
• unapproved
• verboten

abetted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of abet

1

as in provoked

to bring (something volatile or intense) into being

the belief that violent entertainment abets violent behavior in the people who partake of it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• provoked
• encouraged
• promoted
• triggered
• raised
• incited
• instigated
• fomented
• stimulated
• stirred (up)
• cultivated
• whipped (up)
• set in motion
• brewed
• picked
• fermented
• fostered
• furthered
• inspired
• nurtured
• forwarded
• motivated
• nourished
• advanced
• roused
• set off
• detonated
• sowed
• enlivened
• activated
• excited
• galvanized
• quickened
• invigorated
• energized
• inflamed
• vitalized
• fired
• set
• livened (up)
• pepped (up)
• jazzed (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inhibited
• regulated
• restrained
• discouraged
• curbed
• constrained
• tamed
• checked
• held
• reined (in)
• bridled
• subdued
• quieted
• soothed
• calmed
• settled
• stilled
• allayed
• tranquilized

2

as in aided

to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end

car thieves are often unwittingly abetted by owners foolishly leaving the keys in the ignition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aided
• assisted
• helped
• supported
• backed
• reinforced
• facilitated
• propped (up)
• encouraged
• endorsed
• backstopped
• promoted
• bolstered
• saved
• sponsored
• fostered
• furthered
• guided
• bore a hand
• comforted
• forwarded
• stood one in good stead
• championed
• benefited
• patronized
• sustained
• launched
• attended
• served
• rescued
• succored
• eased
• advanced
• emboldened
• profited
• nurtured
• ministered (to)
• buttressed
• advised
• obliged
• mentored
• boosted
• counseled
• favored
• heartened
• cared (for)
• bailed out
• delivered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hindered
• impeded
• hampered
• inhibited
• opposed
• restrained
• handicapped
• obstructed
• interfered
• constrained
• blocked
• thwarted
• failed
• barred
• strangled
• balked
• frustrated
• baffled
• held back
• disappointed
• foiled
• deserted
• discouraged
• sabotaged
• inconvenienced
• let down
• stifled
• stunted
• harmed
• repressed
• hurt
• retarded
• damaged
• injured
• disheartened
• straitened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of abetted

Verb

Apple on Friday sued OpenAI in federal court, alleging the ChatGPT maker stole company secrets, abetted by ex-Apple employees. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 10 July 2026

Donaldson’s wife, Eleanor Donaldson, was found to have aided and abetted her husband’s offenses for witnessing the abuse and doing nothing to intervene. — ABC News, 22 June 2026

The state alleges OpenAI has harmed children and general consumers and that ChatGPT may have aided and abetted the mass shooting at Florida State University last year. — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 21 June 2026

On the same statute-of-limitations grounds, the jury also rejected Musk’s claim that Microsoft aided and abetted Altman and Brockman in allegedly breaching their duty to OpenAI. — David Ingram, NBC news, 18 May 2026

Microsoft, which invested in OpenAI as early as 2019, was also named as a defendant in the suit, with Musk claiming the software giant aided and abetted the AI startup in its alleged breach of charitable trust. — Jeffrey Kopp,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 18 May 2026

The nine-panel jury found Altman, co-founder Greg Brockman and OpenAI not liable on all claims and rejected the SpaceX founder's claim that Microsoft, a major stakeholder in OpenAI, aided and abetted Altman and Brockman in allegedly breaching their duty to OpenAI, according to NBC News. — Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026

Attorney General James Uthmeier said that prosecutors had done an initial review of chat logs between ChatGPT and the gunman, Phoenix Ikner, to determine if the AI app aided or abetted the crime. — Mike Schneider, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026

Economics did most of the damage, abetted by environmental concerns. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026