ABETTERS Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

abettors

noun

variants also abetters

plural of abettor

as in accomplices

one associated with another in wrongdoing the man who drove the getaway car in the bank robbery was arrested as an aider and abettor

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as in supporters

someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support without all the neighborhood kids as abettors, I would never have gotten all my chickens back in their coop

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Recent Examples of abettors The members of the House of Representatives and the Senate are all aiders and abetters of the sitting president. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026

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Noun

On the morning of October 19, the day of the robbery, the pair were instructed to meet two accomplices in Aubervilliers, a northeastern suburb of Paris.

— Tessa Solomon for ARTnews, Robb Report, 14 July 2026
No one was ever charged with pulling the trigger, but three other men, Paul McIntyre, 58, Peter Cavanagh, 37, and Jordan Gareth Devine, 25, were charged with murder as accomplices for encouraging or assisting the shooter.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026

Definition of accomplices

Noun

As the court met Monday on Yabloko’s appeal, the party’s supporters gathered outside the courthouse and Russian media reported that several dozen people were detained.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
That's where authorities broke up confrontations and made some arrests after supporters from both sides clashed.

— J.D. Miles, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of supporters

Noun

Democrats and their allies have characterized the investigations as partisan efforts intended to weaken the party’s campaign finance infrastructure before the midterm elections.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026
Israel sharply criticized the UK after London voiced opposition to the Jewish state’s support for settlements in the occupied West Bank, the latest in a series of rows with once strong Western allies.

— Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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