ABETTORS Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

abettors

noun

variants also abetters

plural of abettor

as in accomplices

one associated with another in wrongdoing the man who drove the getaway car in the bank robbery was arrested as an aider and abettor

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as in supporters

someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support without all the neighborhood kids as abettors, I would never have gotten all my chickens back in their coop

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Recent Examples of abettors The members of the House of Representatives and the Senate are all aiders and abetters of the sitting president. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026

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Noun

Investigators allege Awais and his accomplices used their control of the associations to siphon money from accounts.

— Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
His wife and daughter, two brothers and a brother-in-law were convicted as accomplices.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of accomplices

Noun

Was The Friedkin Group's decision not to sell the homegrown midfielder a victory for those loyal supporters who campaigned to keep him?

— Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Capcom has proven itself to be one of the platform's biggest supporters, bringing nearly all of its new and old releases to the platform.

— Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of supporters

Noun

The expansion reflects a broader effort to increase domestic manufacturing capacity for defense technologies while supporting production for US allies.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Doing so would further derail trade talks with one of America’s staunchest allies, which denies treating Coupang differently than Korean companies.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026

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