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

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

Ethan Pecora has a team of 15 specialized artificial intelligence agents assisting him with his work. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 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

These systems are increasingly performing discrete jobs rather than simply assisting with them. — Charles Lew, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Steev Mike serves as executive producer, with Andy Petr engineering and assisting with mixing alongside Tharayil on assistant engineering duties. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 31 Aug. 2026

Police also confirmed that the baby remained hospitalized in stable condition and that Westchester County Child Protective Services was assisting with the child’s future care. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026

While Taunton was assisting, another vehicle hydroplaned toward them and Taunton pushed a person at the scene out of the way. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2026