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

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

His renown grew after the Everest climb and he fostered a close friendship with the Kennedy family.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Segal’s first novel, “Other People’s Houses,” is a precise, objectively observed recasting of her autobiography that empathetically depicts the five families that fostered her in England.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Benjamin Franklin fostered the silk industry in Pennsylvania before the American Revolution.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides