Synonyms of foster

foster

verb

1

as in to promote

to help the growth or development of

the head librarian firmly declared that it is indeed the duty of local government to foster learning and a love of reading

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promote
• encourage
• cultivate
• nurture
• forward
• advance
• further
• nourish
• assist
• incubate
• support
• advocate
• nurse
• fund
• aid
• endorse
• uphold
• finance
• subsidize
• underwrite
• back
• advertise
• patronize
• champion
• endow
• boost
• work (for)
• publicize
• campaign (for)
• stake
• abet
• plug
• agitate (for)
• tout

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prevent
• hinder
• discourage
• inhibit
• frustrate
• prohibit
• forbid
• enjoin
• outlaw
• proscribe
• oppose
• combat
• fight
• bar
• ban
• contend (with)
• stifle
• counter
• interdict
• suppress
• subdue
• repress
• retard
• battle
• check
• impede
• arrest
• interfere (with)
• halt
• obstruct
• squelch
• squash
• snuff (out)
• encumber
• hobble
• fetter
• shackle
• manacle

2

as in to raise

to bring to maturity through care and education

a greathearted couple fostering two adopted children as well as three more of their own

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raise
• nurture
• promote
• breed
• teach
• cultivate
• nourish
• educate
• nurse
• bring up
• mother
• feed
• watch
• cradle
• rear
• minister (to)
• attend
• mentor
• father
• school
• provide (for)
• instruct
• supply
• lead
• care (for)
• forward
• train
• prepare
• discipline
• indoctrinate
• further
• enlighten
• mind
• show
• edify
• guide
• advance
• direct
• tutor
• shepherd

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abuse
• mistreat
• maltreat
• ignore
• neglect
• hurt
• harm
• injure
• mishandle
• ill-treat
• ill-use

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of foster

This is the type of rapid improvement championship teams foster, Lucas said, staring toward the screens. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

Overseas talent has helped drive our innovation and economic engine since our founding, as America fosters an unrivaled level of creativity stemming from diverse cultures that no other nation possesses and simply cannot emulate. — Eric J. Gertler, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026

Public pressure for access was fostered by Orange Audubon that co-sponsored the Birdapalooza festival that introduced the North Shore. — Deborah Green, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026

But the museum has not yet fostered an ideal environment for them. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026