Synonyms of standing one in good stead

standing one in good stead

phrase

present participle of to stand one in good stead

as in assisting

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

Her good memory for names always stood her in good stead when she was at a party.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assisting
• aiding
• helping
• propping (up)
• supporting
• bearing a hand
• reinforcing
• backing
• abetting
• ministering (to)
• saving
• backstopping
• caring (for)
• encouraging
• promoting
• facilitating
• guiding
• endorsing
• bolstering
• sponsoring
• forwarding
• comforting
• indorsing
• furthering
• attending
• launching
• fostering
• serving
• rescuing
• bailing out
• benefiting
• patronizing
• advancing
• championing
• counselling
• sustaining
• easing
• mentoring
• benefitting
• advising
• reenforcing
• counseling
• succoring
• boosting
• nurturing
• heartening
• profiting
• buttressing
• obliging
• favoring
• delivering
• emboldening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• holding back
• blocking
• hindering
• restraining
• opposing
• impeding
• barring
• interfering
• inhibiting
• hampering
• obstructing
• frustrating
• letting down
• handicapping
• constraining
• disappointing
• strangling
• balking
• baffling
• failing
• thwarting
• sabotaging
• discouraging
• deserting
• disheartening
• retarding
• foiling
• damaging
• stifling
• inconveniencing
• hurting
• stunting
• repressing
• injuring
• harming
• straitening