Synonyms of furthered

furthered

verb

past tense of further

as in encouraged

to help the growth or development of

she worked hard to further her operatic career

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encouraged
• promoted
• cultivated
• fostered
• nurtured
• forwarded
• advanced
• incubated
• advocated
• nourished
• assisted
• aided
• supported
• championed
• endorsed
• upheld
• financed
• funded
• backed
• nursed
• staked
• abetted
• patronized
• endowed
• subsidized
• publicized
• underwrote
• boosted
• advertised
• worked (for)
• touted
• plugged
• agitated (for)
• campaigned (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hindered
• prevented
• inhibited
• discouraged
• opposed
• prohibited
• frustrated
• forbade
• barred
• countered
• enjoined
• proscribed
• banned
• outlawed
• fought
• suppressed
• contended (with)
• battled
• halted
• stifled
• checked
• subdued
• impeded
• combated
• arrested
• repressed
• interdicted
• retarded
• obstructed
• interfered (with)
• squelched
• encumbered
• hobbled
• squashed
• snuffed (out)
• shackled
• fettered
• manacled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of furthered

Instead, enslaving Native Americans furthered colonization in a more fundamental, two-pronged way. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

The performance furthered Sale’s late push for the National League Cy Young Award. — Jesús Cano, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Gloria Steinem, the feminist activist who furthered the modern women’s movement, died at 92 years old, as confirmed in an Instagram post. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Benjamin Song, the lead defendant in the Texas case, furthered his activist career in a leftist gun club that used the A/I Collective’s NoBlogs platform to post pro-insurrection messaging. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2026

His election as chief executive in 2008 and 2012 greatly furthered rapprochement with Beijing, though negotiations on representative offices were unsuccessful. — Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

However, her return was furthered delayed due to complications of Graves’ disease. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026

He is also believed to have furthered his religious studies in seminaries around Quetta and Kuchlak in Balochistan. — Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026

The publication’s editors advocated for patents for white Americans only, furthered sexist scientific theories, and provided a platform for eugenicists. — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026