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

The Trojans ran the ball from shotgun with a tight end (or two) assisting while completing passes off play-action — with RPOs and quick passes to negate Mizzou’s rush. — Pj Green september 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026

The Minnesota State Patrol is assisting with the investigation, police said. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

There's no hybrid system assisting the engine, no all-wheel-drive, no parking sensors, and no sound dampening materials. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2026

The agreement is casual with 40-year-old Milner assisting current staff rather than being given responsibility for a particular group. — James Pearce, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

The department also thanked the public for assisting with their search efforts. — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026

Under Beijing’s tightening grip, lawyers assisting those whom authorities viewed as dissidents also have faced pressure. — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Thank you to the first responders who are assisting at the scene. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

The agency thanked the public for providing information and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, West Sacramento Police Department and Yolo County Sheriff’s Office for assisting with the investigation. — Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026