Synonyms of assisting

assisting 1 of 2

adjective

as in aiding

Related Words

• aiding
• helping
• admonishing
• warning
• monitory
• cautionary
• admonitory
• exemplary
• premonitory
• cautioning
• didactic
• advisory
• consulting
• moralistic
• consultative
• counseling
• recommendatory
• moralizing
• hortative

assisting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of assist

as in helping

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of assisting

Verb

Gens-Ustjanauskas went on to help thousands of immigrants navigate complex immigration systems, assisting USCIS and other federal agencies, the Gens Family Project said. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

Video obtained by the Daily News shows police assisting EMS in lifting the wounded detective off the street, where blood can be seen pooling along the curb, and onto a gurney. — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026

These tools enable our officers to identify crime vehicles with precision, and ALPR is assisting in reducing crimes that were previously very challenging to solve, like auto burglaries. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

The airplane made a safe emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday and the incident is under investigation by Saudi, Emirati and Israeli authorities, with the United States and Oman assisting efforts to determine a motive. — Sam Metz, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Amber Nielsen, senior manager with municipal advisor Baker Tilly, which is assisting Porter County, among others, said Porter County, unlike some rural counties, is in a good position. — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

The search for Patin continued Thursday morning, and Gonzalez said several agencies were assisting. — Jarrod Wardwell, Houston Chronicle, 1 Oct. 2026

Laboratory officials declined to provide details, citing privacy concerns, but said experts from India, China, the United States, Singapore and South Korea were assisting with the work. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Hawaiian Electric, the state's primary utility, said crews that had been assisting Kauai restore power after this month's Hurricane Lowell would return to Oahu, Maui and the Big Island in preparation for the coming storm. — Megan Janetsky, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026