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

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

But the Polish ombudsman and nongovernmental organizations assisting migrants on the border contradict the minister. — Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Haight said the grants may not cover every expense associated with welcoming visitors, but could help farmers in other ways, such as assisting in renovating barns for events, installing fencing or preparing accommodations for overnight guests. — Olivianna Calmes, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Officers arrived at the scene on Howard Street between Dodge and Dewey avenues — or California and Washtenaw avenues on the Chicago side — and found a man on the ground with several people assisting him. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

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

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