Synonyms of aids

aids 1 of 2

noun

plural of aid

1

as in aides

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

• aides
• assistants
• adjutants
• apprentices
• deputies
• sidekicks
• helpers
• lieutenants
• adjuncts
• coadjutors
• helpmates
• servants
• employees
• help
• helpmeets
• maids
• mates
• workers
• subordinates
• hands
• attendants
• auxiliaries
• laborers
• handmaidens
• scullions
• right hands
• underlings
• maidservants
• legmen
• hirelings
• swampers
• girl Fridays
• man Fridays
• gal Fridays
• aides-de-camp

2

as in benefits

a thing that helps

a dictionary is a handy aid for working crossword puzzles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• benefits
• advantages
• assets
• help
• resources
• boons
• supports
• hands
• lifts
• blessings
• sustenances
• pick-me-ups
• windfalls
• refuges
• recourses
• godsends
• resorts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• impediments
• disadvantages
• hindrances
• drawbacks
• encumbrances
• obstacles
• liabilities
• constraints
• restraints
• inhibitors
• obstructions
• minuses
• strangleholds

3

as in assists

an act or instance of helping

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

aids

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of aid

as in helps

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of aids

Noun

The Seltos has a bigger standard touchscreen, more available driver aids, and more convenience features — such as a power-adjustable driver’s seat or leather upholstery — at a lower price. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Also found in the hotel room, per the outlet, were a handgun, empty pill capsules, a cup with white residue, sleep aids and THC gummies. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026

Modern hearing aids have some ability to compensate, by using directional microphones and conventional noise cancellation. — David Owen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Markets have seen through the emptiness of Bessent’s remedy, as ‘bond vigilantes’ have driven bond yields even higher despite Bessent’s band-aids. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026

The plane overran runway 30 on landing, struck navigational aids and hit a 2012 white Ford Econoline van owned by the Professional Ocean Service Corporation, a contract cleaning company for the airlines, Homendy said. — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Homendy said that upon landing back in Miami, the plane overran the runway and struck navigational aids and equipment before hitting the cleaning company’s Ford van, which was transporting the crew inside the airport. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026

Even once enough power was restored to play, most of the monitors in the booth weren’t functioning, leaving Pasch and Dvoracek to call the game without seeing the TV feed and without any aids of replay or additional angles. — David Ubben, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Standard Medicare doesn’t cover hearing aids, so the cost falls to the family. — Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026

Verb

The absence of the SLC women and their tension with Barlow aids the convivial atmosphere, but Lisa isn’t completely safe from a whacking. — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

And the threat of a downfield passing game also aids the ground game. — Sam Warren, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

An optical sensor that aids with navigation sits on the front, along with a handle for removing the robot from the water. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

Overnight oats have more protein, which aids muscle repair and sustains energy levels. — Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 9 Sep. 2026

Under Nevada law, a person who aids or abets a murder can be held criminally responsible for the killing. — Chloe Melas, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026

Martin plays the ex-DEA agent, with Fee on as troubled war photographer who aids him on his quest. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2026

Posture is often more important than vitality, since deathblows can be activated even if an enemy has high health, but higher health also aids faster posture recovery, both for Wolf and his enemies. — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026

The Ocean Between Them costars Riverdale’s Karl Walcott, and Dane appears as Ashley, Joan’s youngest daughter, who aids her in the search. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026