Synonyms of assists

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noun

plural of assist

as in supports

an act or instance of helping

with an assist from his dad, the youngster built a doghouse any canine would be proud to call home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supports
• help
• assistances
• boosts
• aids
• lifts
• hands
• encouragements
• advice
• helping hands
• backings
• services
• legs up
• guidance
• abetments
• facilitations
• promotions
• sponsorships
• advancements
• counsel
• benefactions
• attentions
• patronages
• furtherances
• attendances
• nurturances
• charities
• beneficences
• succors
• favors
• care
• hand-holdings
• philanthropies
• reliefs
• assuagements
• palliations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hindrances
• restraints
• constraints
• obstructions
• interferences
• inhibitions
• frustrations
• repressions
• discouragements
• deterrences

assists

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verb

present tense third-person singular of assist

as in aids

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

you can assist families in need by donating old clothes in good condition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aids
• helps
• supports
• facilitates
• abets
• reinforces
• saves
• encourages
• promotes
• guides
• backs
• bolsters
• endorses
• serves
• backstops
• props (up)
• fosters
• sponsors
• bears a hand
• furthers
• forwards
• rescues
• ministers (to)
• attends
• stands one in good stead
• launches
• comforts
• indorses
• patronizes
• advises
• sustains
• eases
• champions
• advances
• benefits
• counsels
• boosts
• nurtures
• mentors
• cares (for)
• succors
• obliges
• emboldens
• reenforces
• buttresses
• favors
• delivers
• profits
• heartens
• bails out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hinders
• blocks
• inhibits
• impedes
• restrains
• obstructs
• hampers
• interferes
• opposes
• constrains
• thwarts
• bars
• holds back
• frustrates
• handicaps
• balks
• fails
• sabotages
• strangles
• discourages
• baffles
• foils
• disappoints
• inconveniences
• lets down
• deserts
• retards
• injures
• represses
• stifles
• hurts
• harms
• damages
• stunts
• disheartens
• straitens