Synonyms of abetting

abetting 1 of 2

adjective

as in aiding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aiding
• assisting
• facilitating
• promoting
• smoothing
• fostering
• easing
• forwarding
• furthering
• encouraging
• nurturing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• preventive
• prophylactic
• preventative
• precautionary
• deterrent
• deterring
• neutralizing
• negating
• nullifying

• preventive
• prophylactic
• preventative
• precautionary
• deterrent
• deterring
• neutralizing
• negating
• nullifying

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abetting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of abet

1

as in provoking

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

• provoking
• promoting
• inciting
• encouraging
• fomenting
• raising
• instigating
• triggering
• furthering
• fermenting
• cultivating
• stimulating
• picking
• fostering
• brewing
• forwarding
• advancing
• stirring (up)
• whipping (up)
• setting in motion
• nurturing
• stimulating
• motivating
• inspiring
• nourishing
• sowing
• inflaming
• detonating
• setting off
• activating
• galvanizing
• quickening
• energizing
• enflaming
• enlivening
• invigorating
• exciting
• rousing
• vitalizing
• setting
• firing
• pepping (up)
• jazzing (up)
• livening (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regulating
• inhibiting
• restraining
• curbing
• discouraging
• constraining
• holding
• taming
• checking
• subduing
• bridling
• allaying
• quieting
• settling
• stilling
• soothing
• calming
• reining (in)
• tranquilizing
• tranquillizing

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• regulating
• inhibiting
• restraining
• curbing
• discouraging
• constraining
• holding
• taming
• checking
• subduing
• bridling
• allaying
• quieting
• settling
• stilling
• soothing
• calming
• reining (in)
• tranquilizing
• tranquillizing

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2

as in assisting

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

• aiding
• assisting
• helping
• supporting
• facilitating
• backstopping
• reinforcing
• backing
• promoting
• encouraging
• furthering
• endorsing
• saving
• fostering
• guiding
• bolstering
• sponsoring
• forwarding
• bearing a hand
• succoring
• standing one in good stead
• propping (up)
• sustaining
• comforting
• rescuing
• patronizing
• championing
• advancing
• benefiting
• launching
• attending
• serving
• easing
• profiting
• advising
• mentoring
• indorsing
• emboldening
• nurturing
• buttressing
• obliging
• boosting
• benefitting
• counseling
• favoring
• reenforcing
• ministering (to)
• heartening
• bailing out
• counselling
• delivering
• caring (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hindering
• impeding
• obstructing
• interfering
• restraining
• inhibiting
• thwarting
• opposing
• hampering
• blocking
• strangling
• barring
• constraining
• sabotaging
• failing
• handicapping
• holding back
• balking
• deserting
• discouraging
• retarding
• frustrating
• baffling
• disappointing
• inconveniencing
• harming
• foiling
• repressing
• stifling
• letting down
• damaging
• stunting
• hurting
• injuring
• disheartening
• straitening

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• hindering
• impeding
• obstructing
• interfering
• restraining
• inhibiting
• thwarting
• opposing
• hampering
• blocking
• strangling
• barring
• constraining
• sabotaging
• failing
• handicapping
• holding back
• balking
• deserting
• discouraging
• retarding
• frustrating
• baffling
• disappointing
• inconveniencing
• harming
• foiling
• repressing
• stifling
• letting down
• damaging
• stunting
• hurting
• injuring
• disheartening
• straitening

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