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
• employes
• help
• helpmeets
• maids
• mates
• workers
• subordinates
• hands
• attendants
• auxiliaries
• handmaids
• 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

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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
• indorses
• furthers
• advances
• eases
• ministers (to)
• rescues
• stands one in good stead
• benefits
• serves
• forwards
• launches
• champions
• sustains
• attends
• patronizes
• boosts
• advises
• succors
• reenforces
• counsels
• buttresses
• mentors
• cares (for)
• nurtures
• emboldens
• favors
• profits
• obliges
• 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

Raising Voices had two friends who refused to wear hearing aids and RV was frustrated trying to talk with them. —R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025

Even with the hearing aids, Sid can struggle with hearing in loud environments or when more than one person is talking. —Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025

Residents often receive combinations of painkillers, sleeping aids, decongestants and other drugs, many of which were included in the study. —Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025

From Prediction to Proof My connection to Apple’s hearing work began in 2014 with the launch of Made for iPhone (MFi) hearing aids. —Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025

Nate Moore There's a gentleman with two hearing aids. —Dalton Ross, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2025

Ask your doctor about mobility aids like shower chairs or handheld showerheads, if needed. —Health, 23 Aug. 2025

Institutions Are Demanding Purpose-Built Infrastructure The limitations of today's public blockchains can't be solved with incremental upgrades or middleware band-aids. —Thiago Rüdiger, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025

Curb cuts and ramps are two of the most prevalent examples of intersection improvements that allow access to pedestrians using mobility aids. —Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025

Verb

Anyone who serves the Israeli enemy and its schemes, aids its crimes, and seeks to enable it to commit atrocities against our people cannot be supported—except by a traitor, a traitor like him, trying to pave the way for it. —Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025

Proceeds from the event solely benefit the Waubonsee Foundation Scholarship Program, which aids hundreds of Waubonsee students each year in achieving their educational and career goals, college officials said. —Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025

Cortisol aids in memory formation, dopamine keeps us engaged, and oxytocin, linked to empathy, fosters deeper connections. —Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025

This aids traction and comfort without requiring manual suspension adjustments. —New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2025

Rear-wheel steering aids the Panamera Turbo S's agility, turning against the direction of the fronts at low speed for an effectively shorter wheelbase. —Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025