Foster and Foment

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Foster

Foster verb - To help the growth or development of.
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Foment is a synonym for foster in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Foment" instead a verb "Foster", when it comes to topics like aid, promote, develop.
Nearby Words: fostered, fostering, fosterage, fosterling

Foment

Foment verb - To bring (something volatile or intense) into being.
Usage example: John Adams's wife, Abigail, told him that if women were not remembered by the new American government, they would “foment a Rebellion and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice or Representation”
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Foster is a synonym for foment in aid topic. You can use "Foster" instead a verb "Foment", if it concerns topics such as stir up, instigate.
Nearby Words: fomentation, fomenting

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chaos foster chaos foment chaos
distrust foster distrust foment distrust
war foster war foment war
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Foment and Foster. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/foster/foment
Foster & Foment. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/foster/foment>.
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