Synonyms of aid

aid 1 of 2

noun

1

as in aide

a person who helps a more skilled person

Jack is his mother's preferred aid in the kitchen, as his sister Janice is clumsy when it comes to chopping and peeling

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aide
• assistant
• apprentice
• adjutant
• deputy
• sidekick
• helper
• adjunct
• lieutenant
• coadjutor
• helpmate
• servant
• mate
• help
• maid
• employee
• helpmeet
• worker
• attendant
• auxiliary
• employe
• subordinate
• handmaiden
• handmaid
• laborer
• right hand
• hand
• maidservant
• hireling
• scullion
• underling
• legman
• girl Friday
• swamper
• man Friday
• gal Friday
• aide-de-camp

2

as in benefit

a thing that helps

a dictionary is a handy aid for working crossword puzzles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• benefit
• advantage
• asset
• help
• boon
• resource
• support
• blessing
• lift
• sustenance
• hand
• refuge
• pick-me-up
• recourse
• windfall
• godsend
• resort

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hindrance
• impediment
• disadvantage
• drawback
• minus
• obstruction
• obstacle
• restraint
• encumbrance
• liability
• constraint
• inhibitor
• stranglehold

3

as in assistance

an act or instance of helping

the clerk asked if she needed any aid carrying out her purchases

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assistance
• assist
• help
• support
• boost
• lift
• encouragement
• hand
• advice
• backing
• guidance
• helping hand
• service
• leg up
• abetment
• advancement
• facilitation
• promotion
• kindness
• furtherance
• sponsorship
• attention
• forwarding
• patronage
• attendance
• counsel
• relief
• nurturance
• mentoring
• care
• furthering
• benefaction
• succor
• beneficence
• favor
• charity
• philanthropy
• hand-holding
• assuagement
• palliation

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interference
• obstruction
• restraint
• inhibition
• hindrance
• repression
• constraint
• frustration
• deterrence
• discouragement

aid

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verb

ˈād 

as in to assist

to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end

sought to aid her in her search for a dachshund puppy by looking online

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assist
• help
• support
• abet
• reinforce
• facilitate
• back
• save
• bolster
• bear a hand
• guide
• promote
• prop (up)
• backstop
• encourage
• comfort
• forward
• rescue
• benefit
• endorse
• further
• sponsor
• foster
• succor
• ease
• to stand one in good stead
• sustain
• minister (to)
• launch
• serve
• indorse
• attend
• advance
• champion
• patronize
• reenforce
• boost
• mentor
• counsel
• advise
• buttress
• care (for)
• profit
• bail out
• nurture
• favor
• oblige
• hearten
• embolden
• deliver

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hinder
• restrain
• impede
• interfere
• hamper
• inhibit
• oppose
• obstruct
• bar
• block
• constrain
• thwart
• hold back
• balk
• handicap
• fail
• frustrate
• sabotage
• strangle
• discourage
• foil
• let down
• inconvenience
• baffle
• desert
• disappoint
• retard
• hurt
• harm
• stifle
• damage
• injure
• repress
• dishearten
• stunt
• straiten

Examples of aid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The agency increased the payments from $500 to $750 ($770 with the start of the new fiscal year on Oct. 1) and eliminated the requirement that states request the aid first. —Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024

These include digital instrument panels, large infotainment screens, CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, and advanced safety and driver’s aid systems. —Aaron Turpen, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2024

Verb

They were aided by the fact that so many available resources allowed a fairly quick allotment of fire crews. —Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024

Context: The guidance, coming less than two weeks before the election, could aid swing-state Democrats who pressed Treasury to allow eligibility for extraction costs. —Daniel Moore, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024