What are some opposite words for help?
Antonyms for help
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This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term help.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
help
Help expresses greater dependence and deeper need than aid. In extremity we say "God help me!" rather than "God aid me!" In time of danger we cry "help! help!" rather than "aid! aid!" To aid is to second another's own exertions. We can speak of helping the helpless, but not of aiding them. Help includes aid, but aid may fall short of the meaning of help. In law to aid or abet makes one a principal. (Compare synonyms for ACCESSORY.) To cooperate is to aid as an equal; to assist implies a subordinate and secondary relation. One assists a fallen friend to rise; he cooperates with him in helping others. Encourage refers to mental aid, as uphold now usually does; succor and support, oftenest to material assistance. We encourage the timid or despondent, succor the endangered, support the weak, uphold those who else might be shaken or cast down. Compare ABET; PROMOTE.
Antonyms:
counteract, discourage, oppose, resist, thwart, withstandSynonyms:
abet, aid, assist, befriend, cooperate, encourage, foster, second, stand by, succor, support, sustain, upholdPreposition:
Help in an enterprise with money; help to success; against the enemy.
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Princeton's WordNet
aid, assist, assistance, helpnoun
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
"he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"
Synonyms:
service, supporter, assistance, attention, financial aid, care, assist, helper, economic aid, avail, assistant, tending, aidassistant, helper, help, supporternoun
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
"my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"
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friend, garter, assist, aid, supporter, patron, booster, avail, champion, assistance, suspensor, benefactor, jock, helper, jockstrap, admirer, assistant, service, sponsor, athletic supporter, protagonistaid, assistance, helpnoun
a resource
"visual aids in teaching"
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service, supporter, assistance, attention, financial aid, care, assist, helper, economic aid, avail, assistant, tending, aidavail, help, serviceverb
a means of serving
"of no avail"; "there's no help for it"
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serve, servicing, religious service, assist, serving, supporter, aid, overhaul, avail, assistance, inspection and repair, armed service, divine service, helper, table service, service, service of process, assistant, military servicehelp, assist, aidverb
give help or assistance; be of service
"Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house"
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attend to, help oneself, serve, assist, attend, wait on, facilitate, avail, aidhelp, aidverb
improve the condition of
"These pills will help the patient"
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help oneself, aid, avail, assist, serve, facilitatehelp, facilitateverb
be of use
"This will help to prevent accidents"
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aid, alleviate, help oneself, ease, serve, assist, facilitate, availhelp oneself, helpverb
abstain from doing; always used with a negative
"I can't help myself--I have to smoke"; "She could not help watching the sad spectacle"
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help oneself, aid, avail, assist, serve, facilitateserve, helpverb
help to some food; help with food or drink
"I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"
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serve, avail, process, help oneself, dish up, answer, dish out, function, attend to, suffice, attend, service, aid, assist, serve up, facilitate, wait on, serve well, swear out, dish, dohelpverb
contribute to the furtherance of
"This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries"
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help oneself, aid, avail, assist, serve, facilitateavail, helpverb
take or use
"She helped herself to some of the office supplies"
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help oneself, aid, avail, assist, serve, facilitatehelpverb
improve; change for the better
"New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture"
Synonyms:
help oneself, aid, avail, assist, serve, facilitate
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
helpnoun
Synonyms:
aid, assistance, succor, support, facilitation, backing, subsidy, subvention, coöperation, remedy, relief, cure, restorativehelpverb
Synonyms:
abet, assist, befriend, succor, aid, coöperate, collaborate, second, facilitate, subsidize, remedy, ameliorate, alleviate, promote, further
Editors Contribution
deceive
give assistance
pummel
pummel is to hurt some one.
i’m gonna pummel you/i’m going to hurt you. i’m going to help you.
Submitted by 24tfreitas on October 2, 2019
How to use help in a sentence?
I will be very soon introducing legislation in the Senate to establish a $ 20 billion emergency trust fund to help states and local communities purchase hospitals that are in financial distress, in my view, any time a hospital is put up for sale in America, the local community or the state must have the right to buy it first with emergency financial assistance.
I wanted to really jump into that and make history, it's a great opportunity to help inspire other girls... they can join any organization. They can play any game.
Overall, the budget is unlikely to help the economic situation significantly and does not give a strong indication of how it expects to meet its debt obligations going forward or how it expects to address the plummeting reserves, there is no clear indication of a move towards the IMF, as they continue to look for bilateral and multilateral support echoing the Central Bank of Sri Lanka roadmap.
I even went to a temple to pray but it didn’t help.
The world needs a North Star for truth on homelessness, the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative will be that North Star, providing the latest research, data and evidence-based solutions to ensure we're investing in programs that will help solve the homelessness crisis.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#76 | help | |
#9957 | resist | |
#12242 | oppose | |
#17603 | incur | |
#19121 | withstand | |
#20138 | discourage | |
#36264 | thwart | |
#36830 | counteract | |
#39730 | obstruct | |
#55038 | aggravate |
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