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

Some stances, including ending economic aid to Israel and taxing billionaires, have high levels of support within the Democratic voter base. — Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Helicopters, both military and private aircraft that in better days would be used for commercial tours, take off packed with aid before returning with survivors in need of medical care. — Surendra Phuyal, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026

Verb

As its name suggests, the MTN — previously known as the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter — will primarily serve to aid NASA science missions rather than gather data of its own. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Howard and his Glaser Weil team aided the Village Directors Circle in their quest to bring the shuttered and beloved UCLA-adjacent movie palace back to life in collaboration with American Cinematheque. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026