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Synonyms for help
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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 1 vote

  1. 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.

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

    Antonyms:
    counteract, discourage, oppose, resist, thwart, withstand

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 2 votes

  1. helpverb

    Synonyms:
    aid, succor, remedy, prevent, avoid, assist, promote, cooperate, relieve, second

    Antonyms:
    oppose, obstruct, aggravate, incur

Princeton's WordNet3.3 / 4 votes

  1. 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, aid

  2. assistant, 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"

    Synonyms:
    friend, garter, assist, aid, supporter, patron, booster, avail, champion, assistance, suspensor, benefactor, jock, helper, jockstrap, admirer, assistant, service, sponsor, athletic supporter, protagonist

  3. aid, assistance, helpnoun

    a resource

    "visual aids in teaching"

    Synonyms:
    service, supporter, assistance, attention, financial aid, care, assist, helper, economic aid, avail, assistant, tending, aid

  4. avail, help, serviceverb

    a means of serving

    "of no avail"; "there's no help for it"

    Synonyms:
    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 service

  5. help, 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"

    Synonyms:
    attend to, help oneself, serve, assist, attend, wait on, facilitate, avail, aid

  6. help, aidverb

    improve the condition of

    "These pills will help the patient"

    Synonyms:
    help oneself, aid, avail, assist, serve, facilitate

  7. help, facilitateverb

    be of use

    "This will help to prevent accidents"

    Synonyms:
    aid, alleviate, help oneself, ease, serve, assist, facilitate, avail

  8. help 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"

    Synonyms:
    help oneself, aid, avail, assist, serve, facilitate

  9. serve, helpverb

    help to some food; help with food or drink

    "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"

    Synonyms:
    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, do

  10. helpverb

    contribute to the furtherance of

    "This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries"

    Synonyms:
    help oneself, aid, avail, assist, serve, facilitate

  11. avail, helpverb

    take or use

    "She helped herself to some of the office supplies"

    Synonyms:
    help oneself, aid, avail, assist, serve, facilitate

  12. helpverb

    improve; change for the better

    "New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture"

    Synonyms:
    help oneself, aid, avail, assist, serve, facilitate

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. service

    thank you for your service

    Submitted by anonymous on December 16, 2020  

Dictionary of English Synonymes2.0 / 2 votes

  1. helpverb

    Synonyms:
    relieve, succor, serve

  2. helpverb

    Synonyms:
    assist, support, aid, second, back, abet, co-operate with, take part with

  3. helpverb

    Synonyms:
    remedy, cure, heal

  4. helpverb

    Synonyms:
    prevent, hinder, withstand, resist, repress, control

  5. helpverb

    Synonyms:
    avoid, forbear, refrain from

  6. helpverb

    Synonyms:
    lend aid, contribute assistance, give one a lift

  7. helpnoun

    Synonyms:
    assistance, aid, succor, support

  8. helpnoun

    Synonyms:
    remedy, relief

  9. helpnoun

    Synonyms:
    helper, assistant

  10. helpnoun

    Synonyms:
    [U. S.] domestic, house-servant (particularly a maid-servant)

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How to use help in a sentence?

  1. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha:

    I have ordered the navy to take our boats and set up a floating command center to help those who are hurt.

  2. Anthony Sadler:

    I begin to tie him up with help from Chris, another passenger, i notice a man had his throat cut at which (time) Spencer begins to apply pressure to the neck wound before he bled out.

  3. Dutch Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra:

    We have repeatedly said that as the government we will do all that we can to help KLM through this crisis.

  4. Gordon Merry:

    We were able to cut our death rate from 35 people last year to 25 this year, at this time, we attribute that to a lot that we are doing, such as giving Narcan to the police and fire departments and the Department of Health started a needle exchange program that brings people into clinics where they can also receive additional help.

  5. Herschel McGriff Jr.:

    As long as I can remember, I’ve been doing this with him and helping him, i started racing at 13. Now my daughter started racing at 13 … does real well in college and school. Actually, the last four years of her high school she did online so she traveled with me. She was in the back seat doing online with three computers going on so she would go around the racetracks to help take care of grandpa.


Translations for help

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  • hulp, helpAfrikaans
  • aduya, aduyarAragonese
  • مساعدة, ساعد, عاونArabic
  • kömək etməkAzerbaijani
  • ярҙамсы, ярҙамBashkir
  • дапамога, дапамагаць, памагаць, дапамагчы, памагчыBelarusian
  • помощ, помогна, помагамBulgarian
  • সাহায্য, সাহায্য করাBengali
  • ajuda, ajudar, aidarCatalan, Valencian
  • aiutàCorsican
  • nápověda, pomocník, pomocnice, pomoc, pomoct, pomoci, pomáhatCzech
  • hjælp, hjælpeDanish
  • Hilfe, helfenGerman
  • βοήθεια, συντρέχω, βοηθάωGreek
  • helpilo, helpisto, helpo, servisto, helpanto, helpiEsperanto
  • auxilio, ayuda, socorro, ayudarSpanish
  • abi, koduabiline, abiline, abistama, aitama, panustamaEstonian
  • laguntzaile, laguntza, lagunduBasque
  • کمک, یاری, کمک کردن, یاری کردنPersian
  • apuri, apu, opastaa, auttaaFinnish
  • aide, auxiliaire, secours, aider, secourirFrench
  • help, helpeWestern Frisian
  • cuidiú, cúnamh, cabhair, cabhraigh, tug cúnamh, cuidighIrish
  • cuidichScottish Gaelic
  • axuda, axudarGalician
  • עזרה, סיוע, סייע, תרם, עזרHebrew
  • सहायता, उपकार, मदद, मदद करनाHindi
  • èd, edeHaitian Creole
  • segítség, segítHungarian
  • օգնական, օգնություն, օգնելArmenian
  • adjuta, succurso, succurrer, adjutarInterlingua
  • pertolongan, penolong, bantuan, pembantu, membantu, menahan, bantu, menolong, TolongIndonesian
  • helpo, helparIdo
  • aðstoð, hjálparhella, heimilishjálp, hjálp, fulltingi, hjálpaIcelandic
  • aiuto, ausilio, aiutareItalian
  • 手伝い, 助け, ヘルプ, 手助け, 手伝う, 助けるJapanese
  • დახმარებაGeorgian
  • жәрдем, көмек, ермек ету, көмек көрсету, көмектесу, жәрдем беру, болысуKazakh
  • ជំនួយ, ជួយKhmer
  • 도움, 돕다Korean
  • خزمه‌تکار, alîkarî, misaede, piştevanî, yarmetî, komekî, destek, یارمه‌تی, piştgirî, یارمه‌تی دانKurdish
  • көмөк, жардам, көмөк берүү, жардам кылуу, жардам берүү, жардам көрсөтүүKyrgyz
  • auxilium, adiuvō, adiūtōLatin
  • Hëllef, hëllefenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
  • ຊ່ອຍ, ຊ່ວຽLao
  • pagalba, padėtiLithuanian
  • palīgs, palīdzība, palīdze, palīdzēt, līdzētLatvian
  • помош, помошник, помошничка, помагаMacedonian
  • സഹായി, സഹായംMalayalam
  • тусламжMongolian
  • bantuan, pertolongan, bantu, tolongMalay
  • għajnunaMaltese
  • ကူညီ, ကူBurmese
  • मदत गर्नुNepali
  • hulp, helpenDutch
  • hjelp, hushjelp, hjelpe til med, hjelpe, hjelpe for, hjelpe til, bidra tilNorwegian
  • iilyeedNavajo, Navaho
  • aidar, ajudarOccitan
  • ӕххуыс кӕнынOssetian, Ossetic
  • pomoc domowa, pomoc, pomagaćPolish
  • auxílio, criado, ajuda, ajudante, criada, socorro, servente, socorrer, ajudarPortuguese
  • yanapayQuechua
  • güdar, gidar, güderRomansh
  • asistență, ajutoare, ajutor, asista, ajutaRomanian
  • помощь, помощница, помощник, помочь, помогатьRussian
  • agiudai, agiadai, agiuareSardinian
  • pȍmōć, pomòćnica, pomòćnīk, по̏мо̄ћ, pòmoći, pomágati, по̀моћи, пома́гатиSerbo-Croatian
  • උදව් කරනවාSinhala, Sinhalese
  • pomoc, pomôcť, pomáhaťSlovak
  • pomoč, pomočnik, pomagáč, gospodinjska pomočnica, pomagatiSlovene
  • shërbëtor, ndihmes, ndihmë, shërbëtore, asistent, kontriboAlbanian
  • bantosSundanese
  • hjälp, hjälpaSwedish
  • msaada, kusaidiaSwahili
  • உதவிTamil
  • సాయము, సహాయము, సాయం చేయు, సహాయపడుTelugu
  • комак, ёри, кумак кардан, ёри карданTajik
  • ความช่วยเหลือ, ช่วยเหลือ, ช่วยThai
  • kömek, ýardam, ýardam etmek, kömekleşmekTurkmen
  • tulong, tumulong, tulunganTagalog
  • yardım, yardımcı, yardım etmek, yardım etTurkish
  • ярдәм, ярдәм күрсәтергә, ярдәм итәргәTatar
  • допомога, допомогти, помагати, помогти, допомагатиUkrainian
  • مدد, مدد کرناUrdu
  • koʻmak, yordam, bermoq, yordamlashmoq, qarashmoq, yordam bermoqUzbek
  • hỗ trợ, giúp đỡ, trợ giúp, giúpVietnamese
  • yufVolapük
  • הילףYiddish
  • 帮帮我Chinese

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