boost

boost

noun

Definition of BOOST

1

an act or instance of helping <she always liked to give struggling families in the neighborhood a boost>

Synonyms abetment, aid, assist, assistance, backing, boost, hand, helping hand, leg up, lift, support

Related Words advancement, encouragement, facilitation, forwarding, furtherance, furthering, nurturance; benefaction, patronage, promotion, sponsorship; advice, care, counsel, guidance, mentoring; attendance, attention, hand-holding, service; beneficence, charity, favor, kindness, philanthropy; assuagement, palliation, relief, succor

Near Antonyms constraint, frustration, inhibition, interference, obstruction, repression, restraint; deterrence, discouragement

Antonyms hindrance

2

something added (as by growth) <a sudden boost in sales>

Synonyms accretion, accrual, addendum, addition, augmentation, boost, expansion, gain, increment, more, plus, proliferation, raise, rise, step-up, supplement, uptick

Related Words accumulation, assemblage, collection, gathering; complement; accession, appendix, continuation, extension, uptrend, upturn; jump, run-up, spike

Near Antonyms deduction, subtraction

Antonyms abatement, decline, decrease, decrement, depletion, diminishment, diminution, drop-off, fall, falloff, lessening, loss, lowering, reduction, shrinkage, step-down

3

something that arouses action or activity <according to the President, a tax cut is just the boost that the economy needs>

Synonyms boost, encouragement, goad, impetus, incentive, incitation, incitement, instigation, momentum, motivation, provocation, spur, stimulant, stimulus, yeast

Related Words inducement, invitation; antecedent, cause, consideration, grounds, motive, occasion, reason; catalyst, catalyzer, fuel, spark

Antonyms counterincentive, disincentive