Synonyms and Antonyms of abet
1
to bring (something volatile or intense) into being
- the belief that violent entertainment abets violent behavior in the people who partake of it
advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote, sow, stimulate
detonate, set, set off, trigger
excite, galvanize, inflame (also enflame), inspire, motivate, rouse
activate, energize, enliven, fire, invigorate, jazz (up), liven (up), pep (up), quicken, stimulate, vitalize
bridle, check, constrain, curb, discourage, hold, inhibit, regulate, rein (in), restrain, tame
allay, calm, quiet, settle, soothe, still, subdue, tranquilize (also tranquillize)
2
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
advance, ease, facilitate, forward, foster, further, launch
champion, endorse (also indorse), patronize, promote, sponsor
attend, care (for), comfort, minister (to), succor
sustain
bolster, boost, buttress, reinforce (also reenforce)
advise, counsel, guide, mentor, nurture
bail out, deliver, rescue, save
embolden, encourage, hearten
benefit, favor, oblige, profit, serve
balk, bar, block, constrain, hamper, handicap, hold back, impede, inhibit, obstruct, restrain, strangle
baffle, foil, frustrate, inconvenience, interfere, oppose, sabotage, thwart
desert, disappoint, fail, let down
discourage, dishearten
repress, retard, stifle, straiten, stunt
damage, harm, hurt, injure
