abetted
The word “abetted” has 3 syllables: a-bet-ted
It's pronounced as /əˈbɛtɪd/
What is synonym and antonym for abetted?
In the thesaurus, “abetted” has 105 synonyms and 65 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for abetted along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for abetted
- accompanied
- activated
- advanced
- advised
- aided
- approved
- assisted
- attended
- authoritative
- authorized
- backed
- backstopped
- bailed out
- befriended
- benefited
- benefitted
- bolstered
- boosted
- bore a hand
- brewed
- buttressed
- canonical
- certified
- championed
- comforted
- counseled
- counselled
- cultivated
- delivered
- detonated
- eased
- emboldened
- encouraged
- endorsed
- energized
- enflamed
- enlivened
- ex officio
- excited
- facilitated
- favored
- fermented
- fired
- fomented
- forwarded
- fostered
- furthered
- galvanized
- guided
- heartened
- helped
- incited
- indorsed
- inflamed
- inspired
- instigated
- invigorated
- launched
- lawful
- legal
- legit
- legitimate
- licensed
- licit
- maintained
- mentored
- motivated
- nourished
- nursed
- nurtured
- obliged
- official
- patronized
- permissible
- picked
- profited
- promoted
- provoked
- quickened
- raised
- reenforced
- regulation
- reinforced
- relieved
- rescued
- roused
- sanctioned
- saved
- semiofficial
- served
- set
- set in motion
- set off
- sowed
- sponsored
- stimulated
- stood one in good stead
- subsidized
- succored
- suggested
- supported
- sustained
- taken care of
- triggered
- vitalized
Antonyms for abetted
- allayed
- baffled
- balked
- barred
- blocked
- bridled
- calmed
- checked
- constrained
- curbed
- damaged
- deserted
- disappointed
- discouraged
- disheartened
- failed
- foiled
- frustrated
- hampered
- handicapped
- harmed
- held
- held back
- hindered
- hurt
- illegal
- illegitimate
- illicit
- impeded
- impermissible
- inconvenienced
- inhibited
- injured
- interfered
- lawless
- let down
- nonofficial
- obstructed
- opposed
- quieted
- regulated
- repressed
- restrained
- retarded
- sabotaged
- settled
- soothed
- stifled
- stilled
- straitened
- strangled
- stunted
- subdued
- tamed
- thwarted
- tranquilized
- tranquillized
- unapproved
- unauthorized
- unlawful
- unlicensed
- unofficial
- unsanctioned
- verboten
- wrongful
Meanings of abetted
- verb
- To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable.
- To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
- To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action); to maintain.
- To back up one's forecast of a doubtful issue, by staking money, etc., to bet.
Example Sentences
- The conspirator was found guilty of having abetted the criminal enterprise.
- The evidence showed that the insider had knowingly abetted the corporate fraud.
- The investigation revealed that certain employees had abetted the embezzlement scheme.
- The witness testified that the defendant had actively abetted the arson plot.
- The court determined that the individual had abetted in the illegal distribution of confidential information.
On this page you'll find 170 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to abetted, such as: accompanied, activated, advanced, advised, aided, allayed, approved.
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