Synonyms of facilitating

facilitating 1 of 2

adjective

as in assisting

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

facilitating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of facilitate

as in promoting

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

• promoting
• accelerating
• improving
• easing
• simplifying
• assisting
• smoothing
• helping
• aiding
• loosening (up)
• expediting
• greasing
• paving the way (for)
• furthering
• speeding
• hastening
• unclogging
• forwarding
• advancing
• hurrying
• quickening
• abetting
• rushing
• streamlining
• straightening (out)
• disentangling
• untangling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• complicating
• hindering
• impeding
• retarding
• worsening
• aggravating
• sophisticating
• perplexing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of facilitating

Verb

The lawmakers allegedly received commissions in exchange for facilitating the awarding of contracts to companies linked to them. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

Zach LaVine and Domantas Sabonis, meanwhile, did the heavy lifting for Sacramento, with the shooting guard scoring 28 points and the center facilitating the offense with 14 points, eight assists and 18 rebounds. — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

American strategy toward Europe and East Asia has been a steady and cost-effective success, facilitating great-power peace since 1945. — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026

And good for Stuart and Eidra for confirming her new perception of the situation and facilitating a new plan to circumvent Todd’s participation in her conversation with Vaughn. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

The referendums aimed at facilitating future Democratic gerrymanders in Maryland and New York could easily fail. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

Prosecutors accused Maduro and Flores of protecting traffickers, facilitating cocaine shipments and benefiting financially from narcotics operations. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

The measures include a ban on goods produced in the settlements and sanctions against companies and individuals involved in facilitating settlement expansion. — Dov Lieber, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

SpaceX's $40 billion debt deal will likely use GPUs as collateral and Apollo Capital is said to be playing a leading role in facilitating the financing, the person said. — Seema Mody, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026