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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Where borrowing exists, it tends to take the form of bank credit lines used for liquidity management — bridging capital calls or facilitating transactions — rather than supporting sustained leverage.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Pakistan, which hosted the talks and whose leadership had ushered the rival sides to the table, said it would keep facilitating dialogue and urged both countries to continue respecting the temporary truce.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

Inside the world of professional book club facilitating, where the wine flows, the opinions are fierce and the ‘bad mothers’ in fiction are never welcome.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned two U.K.-registered crypto exchanges, Zedcex and Zedxion, for facilitating approximately $1 billion in transactions linked to the IRGC, according to TRM Labs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Hubler could make hundreds of millions facilitating the idiocy of Morgan Stanley’s customers.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis