Synonyms of facilitated

facilitated

verb

past tense of facilitate

as in accelerated

to free from obstruction or difficulty

several religious organizations are involved in the effort to facilitate the settlement of the immigrants arriving in the area

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accelerated
• improved
• promoted
• eased
• simplified
• assisted
• smoothed
• loosened (up)
• aided
• helped
• greased
• paved the way (for)
• sped
• expedited
• hastened
• furthered
• forwarded
• hurried
• quickened
• unclogged
• abetted
• advanced
• rushed
• straightened (out)
• streamlined
• disentangled
• untangled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• complicated
• hindered
• impeded
• aggravated
• sophisticated
• retarded
• worsened
• perplexed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of facilitated

Kuwait facilitated American strikes on Iran from its territory, and Iranian drones have answered by striking the power and desalination plants that Kuwait depends on for roughly 90% of its drinking water. — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 30 July 2026

The partnership was facilitated in collaboration with Ohio State and Learfield’s Ohio State Properties. — Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Yet these statements of intent are not directed purely at tourists so much as at the authorities that have not only allowed the problem to grow, but have almost entirely facilitated it. — Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

The firm facilitated about $6 billion in credit across 38 markets in developing nations last year, and is now looking to push into Egypt and Ethiopia, CEO Salvador Anglada told Semafor. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 22 July 2026

Apart from the abundant trade of silk and spices, the Silk Road facilitated the transfer of technologies and philosophies and the interaction of Indian and Chinese peoples. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026

The 170% increase was largely driven by higher rates (which were facilitated by the tourney’s viewer-friendly North American staging ground), the expansion of the field from a 32- to a 48-team format and the introduction of hydration breaks. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 July 2026

Until relatively recently those systems were overseen solely by humans and not subject to the scale of analysis facilitated by artificial intelligence. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Those moments arise through the organic connection between fans and songs of their country, but are facilitated by a massive internal operation at FIFA. — Jack Cosbie, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026