Synonyms of assist

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noun

as in assistance

an act or instance of helping

with an assist from his dad, the youngster built a doghouse any canine would be proud to call home

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

assist

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verb

ə-ˈsist 

as in to aid

to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end

you can assist families in need by donating old clothes in good condition

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of assist

Noun

The Sky were without their leading scorer, rookie Sydney Taylor, but were powered by 15 points and nine assists from Natasha Cloud. — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

The three-time All-Star has already become the fastest player to hit 1,000 points, 250 rebounds and 250 assists — in just 54 career games, breaking Taurasi's previous record of 62 games. — Jessica Golden, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

Verb

Davis is charged with a single count of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further, or assist a criminal gang. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026

Detectives carried out multiple search warrants and were assisted by Homeland Security Investigations. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026