Meaning & use
Enablers
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People or things that make a particular action, process, or behavior possible, especially, in a negative sense, someone who supports another's harmful habits.
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Cheap, reliable batteries have been key enablers of the electric-vehicle boom.
His friends were enablers, always covering for him instead of addressing his drinking problem.
A note on using this word
In psychology and addiction recovery, 'enabler' specifically describes someone whose well-meaning help actually allows harmful behavior to continue.
Words with a similar meaning
facilitators
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Words with an opposite meaning
obstacles
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