Select the most appropriate antonym of the word.

FACILITATE

Hinder

The most appropriate antonym of the word facilitate is hinder.

• Facilitate means "to make something easier or less difficult."
• Hinder means "to make something more difficult or to delay it."

The other words do not have the same meaning as facilitate, so they are not its antonyms.

• Ease means "to make something less difficult or stressful."
• Encourage means "to give someone the confidence or support to do something."
• Aid means "to help or assist someone."