ASSISTANT Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ə-ˈsi-stənt

Definition of assistant

as in aide

a person who helps a more skilled person the chief assistant to the director

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adjective

as in assisting

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Recent Examples of assistant

Noun

Financial advisers now also act as friend, confidant and sometimes daily assistant to help clients manage their lives and reduce their stress. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 18 July 2026 For instance, LaGuardia Community College has a track in veterinary medicine for veterinary assistants — a perfect match for an equine or animal lover. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026

Adjective

Prior to his current role, Gold spent three years as the assistant director of college scouting for the Cardinals. — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 17 July 2026 During the school year, Black is compensated for his time as an assistant football coach and wrestling coach. — Taylor O'Connor 15, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for assistant

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Noun

Boshoff previously reported on an effort by Harry and by some royal aides to bring him back into the royal fold.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
Trump’s aides have stood by his personal and family business practices.

— Bill Barrow, Fortune, 17 July 2026

Definition of aide

Adjective

The denim stretches to move with you, the high waist provides a supportive fit, and there’s plenty of pockets for small storage.

— Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Nayor came to learn that Perkins was not alone as a kind man directing terrifying movies; one of her most frequent collaborators, Sam Raimi, proved to be similarly warm and supportive.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 16 July 2026

Definition of supportive

Noun

The tedium of the task was how the apprentice became the master.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
The sad thing was that within days of becoming an apprentice, he was packed off to hospital for a cartilage operation on a knee that, 10 years later, would bring a permanent end to his career.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of apprentice

Adjective

The prosecutor noted Patten's cooperation, his good behavior while free awaiting his sentencing, and his subordinate role to the Cokers in the scheme.

— Dan Mangan, CNBC, 21 July 2026
Executive Vulnerability How a leader reacts in the five-second window after being corrected by a subordinate determines the future of that company’s innovation.

— William DeCourcy, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of subordinate

Noun

Outside of the president, no one in Washington has more input in crafting ICE’s strategy than White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller, White House border czar Tom Homan, and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin.

— Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2026
In Venezuela, the US left Maduro’s government in place under the control of his deputy, Delcy Rodríguez; the country was forced to open up its oil and mining to US investors, but not to democratise.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 19 July 2026

Definition of deputy

Noun

In impoverished Nepal, where a conservative culture leaves openly transgender people with few legal job options, the impact on aid workers’ lives was particularly crushing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
What’s more, some creators already build pathways toward peer connection, mutual aid, learning, advocacy, and shared purpose.

— Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of aid

Noun

But that hasn’t stopped out-of-state reenactors from worrying their muskets will be confiscated at the George Washington Bridge, says Justin Costantino, adjutant of the Long Island Companies of the 3rd New York Regiment.

— Allen G. Breed, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
In the months since fellow senior Legion executives suspended Abrahamson without pay from his statewide adjutant job in April, a number of the roughly 8,000 members in Idaho have called for a change in leadership.

— Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2024

Definition of adjutant

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