facilitated

[fuh-sil-i-tey-tid] / fəˈsɪl ɪˌteɪ tɪd /

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

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facilitated

The new-found reach of these profiles, facilitated by Instagram's algorithms, opens them up to a wider pool of paying clients.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

From the director of ‘Tiger King,’ a new docuseries examines the cold-blooded, illegal trade in lizards and the like in the 1980s and the lives of those who facilitated it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Even Kim Kardashian facilitated a Zoom call with Fauci in April 2020 that drew celebrities ranging from Ariana Grande to Ashton Kutcher and Chris Rock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Sachdeva highlights the Korean retail investors ploughing capital into U.S. equities and a similar pattern in Japan, facilitated by the Nippon Individual Savings Account scheme.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

Half of its farmland is devoted to labor-intensive, high-yield, irrigated rice agriculture, facilitated by abundant rivers flowing from the wet mountains onto sloping lowland plains.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond