Antonyms for succorsuc·cor

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1. succorverb

   to give such assistance

   Synonyms:
   aid, assist, support, relieve, help, sustain

   Antonyms:
   hurt, damage

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1. succor

   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, withstand

   Synonyms:
   abet, aid, assist, befriend, cooperate, encourage, foster, help, second, stand by, support, sustain, uphold

   Preposition:
   Help in an enterprise with money; help to success; against the enemy.

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1. succor

   Antonyms:
   distress, oppress, maltreat, injure, thwart, burden, persecute, hurt

   Synonyms:
   aid, support, console, alleviate, befriend, comfort, help, assist, relieve

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1. • Help

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1. relief, succor, succour, ministrationverb

   assistance in time of difficulty

   "the contributions provided some relief for the victims"

   Synonyms:
   fill-in, ministration, relievo, easement, moderation, backup, succour, respite, ease, backup man, reliever, alleviation, rest period, rest, sculptural relief, embossment, rilievo, relief, stand-in, easing, assuagement, substitute

2. succor, succourverb

   help in a difficult situation

   Synonyms:
   succour

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1. succornoun

   Synonyms:
   assistance, help, relief

How to use succor in a sentence?

1. JOHN TRAPP (1601-1699):

   The devil and the damned have punishment without pity, misery without mercy, sorrow without succor, crying without comfort, mischief without measure, torments without end and past imagination. John Trapp

2. Swami Vivekananda:

   Stand up, be bold, be strong. Take the whole responsibility on your own shoulders, and know that you are the creator of your own destiny. All the strength and succor you want are within you.

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