facilitating

[fuh-sil-i-tey-ting] / fəˈsɪl ɪˌteɪ tɪŋ /

VERB

assist the progress of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aid ease expedite further help promote simplify speed

STRONG

forward smooth

WEAK

grease the wheels hand-carry make easy open doors run interference for speed up walk through

Antonyms

STRONGEST

block cease check delay halt hinder hurt impede injure make difficult obstruct slow stop worsen

WEAK

detain prohibit

Example Sentences

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When I tell people I have a job facilitating book clubs, the first response is almost always, “That’s a job?”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Also on Sunday, Pakistan hosted a meeting of regional powers, with the goal of facilitating a meeting between U.S. and Iranian negotiators.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 29, 2026

Revenue from big corporate tie-ups and facilitating stock and bond trades powered the nation’s biggest banks to a record year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

In cases like this it gives the perception that it is facilitating inconsistency.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

It is at this point—and at only this point—that we can say that the work of Galileo and his pupils on water flow had finally paid off by facilitating a markedly improved practical technology.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton