fostered

[faw-sterd, fos-terd] / ˈfɔ stərd, ˈfɒs tərd /

ADJECTIVE

backed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approved assisted endorsed favored

STRONG

advocated aided bankrolled bolstered boosted championed encouraged financed furthered helped promoted propped seconded sponsored underwritten upheld

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disapproved

WEAK

backless discouraged opposed

ADJECTIVE

protected

Synonyms

STRONGEST

covered guaranteed guarded preserved secured sheltered

STRONG

camouflaged cherished defended disguised ensconced harbored safeguarded shaded

WEAK

cared for immune safe

Antonyms

STRONGEST

exposed

WEAK

insecure susceptible unprotected unsheltered vulnerable weak

ADJECTIVE

raised

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bred educated trained

STRONG

nourished nursed prepared reared

WEAK

brought up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inexperienced

WEAK

lowered reduced taken down

Example Sentences

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They aren’t fostered by technology’s illusion of endless consumption, infinite options and cost-free disembodiment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Some of the outfits seem to confer the power of flight, though that illusion is fostered by the delirious energy of human forms liberated from conformity.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Outgoing Prime Minister Orban fostered strong ties, making Hungary a key European hub for Chinese manufacturing.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

It fostered an unprecedented youth-mental-health crisis that’s still playing out today.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

At Los Alamos, the almost insupportable tension fostered a sort of mania.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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