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

New Jersey's Immigrant Trust Directive restricts officers from enforcing federal immigration laws or assisting ICE agents. —Christine Sloan, CBS News, 28 May 2026

If California’s making the super-intelligent machines, then Boston can be the place where those machines are put to work doing things like assisting hospital patients and creating life-saving drugs. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 May 2026

Today, Richards works as a consultant and advocate, assisting families with loved ones in cults. —R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

Ramadas, a former science-minded engineer who worked for Aerospace Corporation in a variety of positions from 2012 to 2024, assisting the United States Space Force and NASA, fits the former description. —Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 26 May 2026

The Lake County Prosecutor’s office also charged Tanika Roshawn Borders, 47, of Merrillville, for assisting Mayo and for possession of anabolic steroids. —Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026

Grok’s instructions on Github, for instance, list several safety considerations including not assisting users asking about violent crimes. —Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 14 May 2026

This could mean leading a team, assisting a patient or helping a client make a better choice. —Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 14 May 2026

His high school career included putting up 62 points in a state quarterfinal and a 45-point showing against rival Chambers, assisting in building up a blossoming confidence level. —Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026