Synonyms of bearing a hand

bearing a hand

phrase

present participle of bear a hand

as in assisting

to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end

They were thankful their parents were there to bear a hand during the move.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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