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Synonyms for assistant
əˈsɪs təntas·sis·tant
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
assistant
Colleague is used always in a good sense, associate and coadjutor generally so; ally, assistant, associate, attendant, companion, helper, either in a good or a bad sense; abetter, accessory, accomplice, confederate, almost always in a bad sense. Ally is oftenest used of national and military matters, or of some other connection regarded as great and important; as, allies of despotism. Colleague is applied to civil and ecclesiastical connections; members of Congress from the same State are colleagues, even though they may be bitter opponents politically and personally. An Associate Justice of the Supreme Court is near in rank to the Chief Justice. A surgeon's assistant is a physician or medical student who shares in the treatment and care of patients; a surgeon's attendant is one who rolls bandages and the like. Follower, henchman, retainer are persons especially devoted to a chief, and generally bound to him by necessity, fee, or reward. Partner has come to denote almost exclusively a business connection. In law, an abettor (the general legal spelling) is always present, either actively or constructively, at the commission of the crime; an accessory never. An accomplice is usually a principal; an accessory never. If present, though only to stand outside and keep watch against surprise, one is an abettor, and not an accessory. At common law, an accessory implies a principal, and can not be convicted until after the conviction of the principal; the accomplice or abettor can be convicted as a principal. Accomplice and abettor have nearly the same meaning, but the former is the popular, the latter more distinctively the legal term. Compare APPENDAGE; AUXILIARY.
Synonyms:
abetter, abettor, accessory, accomplice, ally, associate, attendant, coadjutor, colleague, companion, confederate, follower, helper, henchman, participator, partner, retainerAntonyms:
adversary, antagonist, betrayer, chief, commander, enemy, foe, hinderer, instigator, leader, opponent, opposer, principal, rivalPreposition:
An accessory to the crime; before or after the fact; the accessories of a figure in a painting.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
assistant
Synonyms:
helper, aider, attendant, coadjutor, auxiliary, ally, associate, contributor, partner, confederateAntonyms:
hinderer, opposer, rival, foe, antagonist
Princeton's WordNet
assistant, helper, help, supporteradjective
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"
Synonyms:
friend, garter, assist, aid, supporter, patron, booster, avail, champion, assistance, suspensor, benefactor, jock, helper, jockstrap, help, admirer, service, sponsor, athletic supporter, protagonistAntonyms:
dominantadjunct, assistantadjective
of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another
Synonyms:
accessory, auxiliary, adjuvant, appurtenant, ancillary, adjunctAntonyms:
dominant
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
assistantadjective
Synonyms:
helping, auxiliary, subsidiary, coöperating, adjuvantassistantnoun
Synonyms:
helper, auxiliary, aider, coöperator, collaborator, coadjutor, abettor, aid, accessory, ally, adjuvant, adjunct, confrère, accomplice, confederate, subsidiary
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "assistant":
deputy, wizard, assistants, aide, auxiliary, under-secretary, associate, helper, adjoint, sub, adjunct, undersecretary, ancillary, assitant, sidekick, subledger, sub-harnesses, asst
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#76 | help | |
#97 | service | |
#503 | friend | |
#1507 | assistance | |
#1557 | partner | |
#1652 | aid | |
#1733 | sub | |
#2318 | assistant | |
#2366 | sponsor | |
#2475 | associate | |
#2644 | assist | |
#3868 | accessory | |
#4708 | champion | |
#4880 | deputy | |
#5359 | wizard | |
#6838 | companion | |
#9028 | contributor | |
#9666 | colleague | |
#10473 | assistants | |
#10766 | booster | |
#10802 | auxiliary | |
#11759 | avail | |
#12931 | helper | |
#13038 | aide | |
#13251 | ally | |
#14122 | patron | |
#15000 | supporter | |
#15968 | asst | |
#16121 | attendant | |
#17036 | adjunct | |
#17710 | confederate | |
#18269 | ancillary | |
#20941 | jock | |
#24109 | sidekick | |
#26221 | garter | |
#29312 | follower | |
#29525 | retainer | |
#30049 | protagonist | |
#32628 | adjuvant | |
#45185 | adjoint | |
#45642 | benefactor | |
#46836 | admirer | |
#51537 | accomplice | |
#53027 | undersecretary | |
#81869 | aider | |
#83246 | henchman | |
#104455 | jockstrap | |
#108406 | appurtenant | |
#141399 | assitant | |
#169762 | coadjutor | |
#238038 | participator | |
#265452 | abettor |
How to use assistant in a sentence?
My conversations with the President or the Assistant Attorney General, as they have been with all with whom I've engaged following the election, were a reiteration of the many concerns about the integrity of our elections, and that those allegations should at least be investigated to ease the minds of the voters that they had, indeed, participated in a free and fair election.
We're voting for an assistant secretary of something today, the American people are not staying up nights worrying about that. They're worried about prescription drugs. They're worried about climate. They are worried about home health care. They're worried about a million issues. We've got to bring those issues to the American people.
The principal, Melissa Carter, and Melissa Carter assistant, Celia Self, who held down and severely paddled this six-year-old first grader, violated the clearly written rule of the Hendry County School District and the laws of the State of Florida.
I did run it past our Assistant Principal Mr. John Fink because he would be honest if he thought it was as I called it Shooting the moon. He loved it. I also informed our [superintendent]Mr. Andy Irvin and before I finished his answer was I love it, lets do it! I met with Barbara and Pat, Jacks parents, and they thought it was a great idea.
Paying a fee to audition for a casting assistant in order to 'demystify the casting process' is like paying a hooker to become a better conversationalist.
Translations for assistant
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- مساعدArabic
- спомагателен, асистент, помощникBulgarian
- assistente, auxiliarCatalan, Valencian
- asistent, asistentka, pomocnice, pomocníkCzech
- helfend, Assistent, hilfreich, Helfer, MitarbeiterGerman
- βοηθόςGreek
- asistente, ayudanteSpanish
- آسیستان, دستیارPersian
- avustaja, apulainen, apulais-, aputyöntekijä, assistentti, avustavaFinnish
- auxiliaire, aide, assistantFrench
- cúntóirIrish
- asistenteGalician
- helyettes, asszisztens, segédHungarian
- օգնականArmenian
- helpanto, helperoIdo
- assistenteItalian
- アシスタント, 助手Japanese
- ასისტენტიGeorgian
- អ្នកជំនួយKhmer
- 조수Korean
- شاگرد, asîstanKurdish
- optiōLatin
- taituarā, kaiāwhinaMāori
- pembantuMalay
- အကူBurmese
- assistent, medhjelper, assisterendeNorwegian
- assistentDutch
- medhjelpar, assistentNorwegian Nynorsk
- asystentPolish
- assistente, ajudantePortuguese
- asistentRomanian
- помощница, вспомогательный, ассистентка, ассистент, помощникRussian
- asistente, asistentAlbanian
- assistentSwedish
- naibuSwahili
- ผู้ช่วยThai
- asistanTurkish
- yufanVolapük
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