furtherance
Helping something progress
Furtherance is the advancement or promotion of something: in furtherance of our goals, the furtherance of scientific knowledge.
The word appears almost exclusively in formal or legal contexts, where it means helping something progress or succeed.
It carries a slightly stiff, official tone—you further a cause, but speak of its furtherance in documents.
Movement toward improvement
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- improvementPositive change in quality
- enhancementIncrease in quality
development · growth · elevation · betterment · uplift · boost · headway · momentum
Support given freely
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- backingAid or sponsorship
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- facilitationMaking tasks easier
sponsorship · help · patronage · advocacy · collaboration · cooperation · partnership · contribution
Aiding another's wrongdoing
- complicityShared criminal involvement
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- accessorySupplementary addition
- aidingProviding assistance to
enabling · instigation · collusion · involvement · implication · assistance · facilitation
progress
Movement toward improvement
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- improvementPositive change in quality
enhancement · development · growth · elevation · betterment · uplift · boost · headway · momentum · stride
aid
Support given freely
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- backingAid or sponsorship
- endorsementFormal expression of support
facilitation · sponsorship · help · patronage · advocacy · collaboration · cooperation · partnership · contribution · nurturing
abetment
Aiding another's wrongdoing
- complicityShared criminal involvement
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- accessorySupplementary addition
aiding · enabling · instigation · collusion · involvement · implication · assistance · facilitation
- progressprogress, in progress, promotion, raise, making progress
furtherancehindrance
Barrier to progress
obstruction · impediment · blockage · prevention · inhibition
furtheranceregression
Return to former state
retrogression · retreat · reversal · recession · regress