Synonyms of aid

aid 1 of 2

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

Cherfilus-McCormick had sought to return to Congress despite a pending federal indictment that accuses her of stealing $5 million in federal disaster aid. — Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Connecticut’s chief heating and energy assistance grant will increase this winter, according to a plan recently approved by state legislators, but aid remains below pre-pandemic levels. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026

Verb

Screenwest, Lotterywest and the WA Regional Screen Fund provided funding, and aided development. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026

By extension, responding from this awareness may even help survivors understand their own reactions and experiences, which may ultimately aid their healing and ability to lead fulfilling lives. — Michele Patterson Ford, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026