Foster
What it means
To encourage and support the growth of something valuable.
Reach for it when describing deliberate support for the growth of a valuable quality or relationship
Shared projects foster trust between neighboring schools.
Words to choose between 6
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everyday
Fits when words or conditions increase willingness
Careful Brief encouragement may fail to sustain growth.
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warm
Fits when patient care supports healthy development
Careful Nurture is more personal and organic.
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professional
Fits when barriers are removed so growth can occur
Careful Enabling does not guide or encourage the result.
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professional
Fits when active policy increases adoption or progress
Careful Promote can mean advertise without deeper support.
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professional
Fits when resources or help keep development possible
Careful Support may maintain rather than grow.
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literary
Fits when ongoing attention develops a quality gradually
Careful Cultivate can sound manipulative when applied to people.
Opposites 3
- discourage
- stifle
- hinder
Common phrases 3
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foster trust
Shared work can foster trust.
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foster growth
Good feedback helps foster growth.
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foster cooperation
The new forum will foster cooperation.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Commander Keane, Australian accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated