Synonyms of aiding

aiding 1 of 2

adjective

as in helping

Related Words

• helping
• relieving
• computerized
• easing
• motorized
• nonmanual
• mechanical
• automated
• time-saving
• automatic
• robotic
• laborsaving
• semiautomatic
• self-operating
• self-acting
• self-regulating

Dissimilar Words

• nonautomatic
• nonautomated

aiding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of aid

as in assisting

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

• assisting
• helping
• supporting
• abetting
• reinforcing
• facilitating
• backing
• saving
• promoting
• guiding
• bolstering
• backstopping
• encouraging
• propping (up)
• furthering
• endorsing
• sponsoring
• fostering
• bearing a hand
• forwarding
• rescuing
• comforting
• championing
• serving
• launching
• sustaining
• benefiting
• attending
• standing one in good stead
• advancing
• easing
• patronizing
• ministering (to)
• advising
• succoring
• boosting
• buttressing
• mentoring
• nurturing
• profiting
• favoring
• caring (for)
• obliging
• counseling
• emboldening
• bailing out
• delivering
• heartening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hindering
• impeding
• blocking
• obstructing
• inhibiting
• restraining
• hampering
• interfering
• opposing
• constraining
• thwarting
• barring
• handicapping
• strangling
• sabotaging
• failing
• holding back
• balking
• disappointing
• frustrating
• baffling
• deserting
• discouraging
• retarding
• foiling
• letting down
• inconveniencing
• repressing
• disheartening
• harming
• damaging
• stifling
• hurting
• injuring
• stunting
• straitening

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of aiding

Verb

Early in life this response is beneficial, aiding development, wound healing and cancer prevention. — Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

Chicago police have alternately been accused of disregarding federal agents’ 911 calls and aiding immigration enforcement through traffic stops and crowd control. — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

The development of cutting-edge, non-destructive techniques has been helping to unlock those secrets, aiding conservation efforts. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Time to Own, on the other hand, has targeted the housing crisis from the opposite direction by aiding prospective buyers who can meet monthly payments but can’t swing all of the upfront costs as well. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026

In July 2025, Wolfson found Barahona competent, ruling that Barahona was capable of aiding his attorneys and understands the severity of the penalties should he be found guilty. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026

But officials later introduced two more rounds of QE, which succeeded in stabilizing markets and aiding an economic recovery. — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

Quietly, though, Josh Smith is another deadline addition who’s aiding the surge. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

If investors see this play out, this overhang on the stock may ease, further aiding valuation. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026