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help

2 entries found.


Entry Word:
help
Function:
noun
Text: 1 an act or instance of helping <Andrew didn't get any help with his homework> Synonymsaid, assist, assistance, backing, boost, lift, support Related Wordsadvancement, encouragement, facilitation, forwarding, furtherance, furthering, nurturance; benefaction, patronage, promotion, sponsorship; advice, care, counsel, guidance, mentoring; attendance, attention, service; beneficence, charity, favor, kindness, philanthropy; relief, succor Near Antonymsconstraint, frustration, inhibition, interference, obstruction, repression, restraint; deterrence, discouragement Antonymshindrance 2 a thing that helps <the computer is a great help for writing reports> Synonymsadvantage, aid, benefit, boon Related Wordslift, pick-me-up; support, sustenance; blessing, godsend, windfall; recourse, resort, resource; asset Near Antonymsconstraint, inhibitor, liability, obstacle, obstruction, restraint, stranglehold Antonymsdisadvantage, drawback, hindrance, impediment 3 a body of persons at work or available for work <it's so hard to get good help these days> — see force 1