" abettors "

1: one associated with another in wrongdoing;

  * e.g., " ... the man who drove the getaway car in the bank robbery was arrested as an aider and abettor "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accessories,

•  accomplices,

•  cohorts,

•  confederates

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support;

  * e.g., " ... without all the neighborhood kids as abettors, I would never have gotten all my chickens back in their coop "

•  Synonyms : 

•  allies,

•  backers,

•  bedfellows,

•  confederates,

•  fellow travelers,

•  supporters,

•  sympathizers

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: one associated with another in wrongdoing;

  * e.g., " ... the man who drove the getaway car in the bank robbery was arrested as an aider and abettor "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accessory,

•  accomplice,

•  cohort,

•  confederate

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support;

  * e.g., " ... without all the neighborhood kids as abettors, I would never have gotten all my chickens back in their coop "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ally,

•  backer,

•  bedfellow,

•  confederate,

•  fellow traveler,

•  supporter,

•  sympathizer

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to bring (something volatile or intense) into being;

  * e.g., " ... the belief that violent entertainment abets violent behavior in the people who partake of it "

•  Synonyms : 

•  brew,

•  ferment,

•  foment,

•  incite,

•  instigate,

•  pick,

•  provoke,

•  raise,

•  stir (up),

•  whip (up)

•  Antonyms : 

•  hinder

2: to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end;

  * e.g., " ... car thieves are often unwittingly abetted by owners foolishly leaving the keys in the ignition "

•  Synonyms : 

•  aid,

•  assist,

•  back,

•  backstop,

•  help,

•  prop (up),

•  support

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)