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 Lakers have watched Reaves grow up, from a surprising bit player in 2021-22 to a multifaceted menace who last season scored 51 points one game, dished 16 assists in another, and had others with 11 rebounds and four steals. — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

During his three seasons with Florida, Gudas produced 44 points (seven goals, 37 assists) in 203 regular-season games plus seven more points across 37 postseason contests. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

Verb

Rantzen was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 2023 and went on to become a prominent campaigner for legalizing assisted dying in the UK. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

The trio combined to score or assist on 70 of the team's points — one less than the Lynx had in total. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026