Synonyms of aid

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noun

1

as in aide

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

• aide
• assistant
• apprentice
• adjutant
• deputy
• sidekick
• helper
• adjunct
• lieutenant
• coadjutor
• helpmate
• mate
• servant
• help
• maid
• employee
• helpmeet
• worker
• attendant
• auxiliary
• subordinate
• handmaiden
• laborer
• right hand
• hand
• maidservant
• hireling
• scullion
• underling
• legman
• girl Friday
• swamper
• man Friday
• gal Friday
• aide-de-camp

2

as in benefit

a thing that helps

a dictionary is a handy aid for working crossword puzzles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• benefit
• advantage
• asset
• help
• boon
• resource
• support
• blessing
• lift
• sustenance
• hand
• refuge
• pick-me-up
• recourse
• windfall
• godsend
• resort

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hindrance
• impediment
• disadvantage
• drawback
• minus
• obstruction
• obstacle
• restraint
• encumbrance
• liability
• constraint
• inhibitor
• stranglehold

3

as in assistance

an act or instance of helping

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assistance
• assist
• help
• support
• boost
• lift
• encouragement
• hand
• advice
• backing
• guidance
• helping hand
• service
• leg up
• abetment
• advancement
• facilitation
• promotion
• kindness
• furtherance
• sponsorship
• attention
• forwarding
• patronage
• attendance
• counsel
• relief
• nurturance
• mentoring
• care
• furthering
• benefaction
• succor
• beneficence
• favor
• charity
• philanthropy
• hand-holding
• assuagement
• palliation

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interference
• obstruction
• restraint
• inhibition
• hindrance
• repression
• constraint
• frustration
• deterrence
• discouragement

aid

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verb

ˈād 

as in to assist

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

• assist
• help
• support
• abet
• reinforce
• facilitate
• back
• save
• bolster
• bear a hand
• promote
• guide
• prop (up)
• backstop
• encourage
• comfort
• forward
• benefit
• rescue
• endorse
• further
• sponsor
• foster
• succor
• ease
• to stand one in good stead
• sustain
• minister (to)
• launch
• serve
• advance
• attend
• champion
• patronize
• boost
• mentor
• counsel
• advise
• buttress
• care (for)
• profit
• bail out
• nurture
• favor
• oblige
• hearten
• embolden
• deliver

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hinder
• restrain
• impede
• interfere
• hamper
• inhibit
• oppose
• obstruct
• bar
• block
• constrain
• thwart
• hold back
• balk
• handicap
• fail
• frustrate
• sabotage
• strangle
• discourage
• foil
• let down
• inconvenience
• baffle
• desert
• disappoint
• retard
• hurt
• harm
• stifle
• damage
• injure
• repress
• dishearten
• stunt
• straiten

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of aid

Noun

From garage tech to global powerhouse When Russia invaded Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded for foreign military aid from the West and exhorted his countrymen to build makeshift weapons for the resistance. — Thomas Nagorski, Time, 27 July 2026

First responders rendered emergency medical aid to Oliver at the scene, but the man was eventually pronounced dead in the park, according to SFGATE. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 27 July 2026

Verb

Other Giants arms, including starter Tyler Mahle who dazzled in a six-inning, no-run win Monday, have been speculated as trade candidates as the club looks to trade veterans in for younger talent that could aid in their rebuild. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

The TVs played scenes from the Harry Potter films and helped suspend disbelief where magical creatures were involved, and the lighting system aided in spellcasting. — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026