Synonyms of helped

helped

verb

past tense of help

1

as in aided

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

offered to help her widowed father when he moved into an apartment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aided
• assisted
• supported
• reinforced
• abetted
• encouraged
• backed
• facilitated
• saved
• bolstered
• guided
• promoted
• propped (up)
• endorsed
• backstopped
• sponsored
• benefited
• furthered
• comforted
• fostered
• bore a hand
• served
• championed
• launched
• attended
• forwarded
• rescued
• stood one in good stead
• sustained
• eased
• advised
• patronized
• boosted
• obliged
• advanced
• nurtured
• emboldened
• profited
• ministered (to)
• buttressed
• succored
• mentored
• counseled
• heartened
• favored
• cared (for)
• bailed out
• delivered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hindered
• hampered
• impeded
• failed
• inhibited
• blocked
• opposed
• handicapped
• constrained
• restrained
• interfered
• obstructed
• barred
• balked
• thwarted
• held back
• frustrated
• strangled
• disappointed
• baffled
• discouraged
• deserted
• foiled
• let down
• sabotaged
• hurt
• inconvenienced
• damaged
• injured
• disheartened
• harmed
• stifled
• stunted
• repressed
• retarded
• straitened

2

as in relieved

to make more bearable or less severe

the new ointment didn't help Josh's sunburn one bit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relieved
• alleviated
• soothed
• eased
• mitigated
• softened
• improved
• allayed
• healed
• cured
• assuaged
• mollified
• enhanced
• lightened
• tempered
• remedied
• palliated
• corrected
• moderated
• abated
• repaired
• amended
• fixed
• enriched
• refined
• rectified
• bettered
• perfected
• reformed
• ameliorated
• emended
• mended
• meliorated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hurt
• aggravated
• impaired
• injured
• exacerbated
• intensified
• harmed
• heightened
• sharpened

3

as in prevented

to keep from happening by taking action in advance

they couldn't help the way things turned out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prevented
• averted
• precluded
• avoided
• provided
• obviated
• escaped
• forestalled
• anticipated
• saved
• hindered
• headed off
• hampered
• deterred
• impeded
• thwarted
• shook
• evaded
• neutralized
• nullified
• staved off
• stopped
• balked
• baffled
• eluded
• frustrated
• forbade
• negated
• interfered (with)
• stalled
• deflected
• foiled
• prohibited
• shunned
• retarded
• blocked
• offset
• made up (for)
• eschewed
• counteracted
• inhibited
• checked
• circumvented
• halted
• counterbalanced
• compensated (for)
• arrested
• barred
• dodged
• ducked
• checkmated
• fended (off)
• warded (off)
• shirked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aided
• assisted
• abetted
• facilitated
• encouraged
• eased
• smoothed
• promoted
• fostered
• let
• allowed
• cultivated
• furthered
• advanced
• left
• forwarded
• nurtured
• permitted
• unclogged

4

as in benefited

to provide with something useful or desirable

being independently wealthy certainly helped him during his years as a struggling young artist

Synonyms & Similar Words

• benefited
• profited
• availed
• aided
• served
• assisted
• improved
• succeeded
• advantaged
• worked (for)
• pleased
• blessed
• delighted
• satisfied
• gratified
• bettered
• contented
• gladdened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hindered
• hurt
• injured
• impaired
• damaged
• impeded
• upset
• harmed
• afflicted
• distressed

5

as in improved

to make better

some minor revisions would help this essay immensely

Synonyms & Similar Words

• improved
• enhanced
• refined
• enriched
• perfected
• amended
• bettered
• upgraded
• remedied
• ameliorated
• reinforced
• meliorated
• remediated
• strengthened
• corrected
• intensified
• rectified
• revised
• rehabilitated
• reformed
• reworked
• boosted
• edited
• emended
• revamped
• redrafted
• fine-tuned
• refurbished
• fined
• honed
• fortified
• polished
• rehabbed
• retouched
• beefed (up)
• touched up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worsened
• hurt
• harmed
• impaired
• damaged
• injured
• tarnished
• vitiated
• spoiled
• reduced
• flawed
• marred
• blighted
• disfigured
• diminished
• lowered
• lessened
• defaced
• endamaged
• blemished

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of helped

Meanwhile, the women’s assortment sees the return of the Lil Maggie, an ultra-low-rise flare that helped define the early 2000s denim era. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2026

Over the years, she's been given a moon rock and received a piece of gold foil that covered the Apollo 11 capsule — a gift from one of the Navy frogmen who helped recover the command module and its crew. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

During her tenure, Granger helped drive several defense achievements, including the commissioning of the USS Fort Worth in 2012. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026

This helped save power back when waking up the display too often could kill the battery. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2026

That rigor has helped earn it a Morgan Stanley Capital International AA rating and the Minority Shareholders Watch Group Industry Excellence Award. — Gamuda Contributor, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

That helped the Chiefs go 52-28 in five seasons before Vermeil called. — Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026

Fernandez helped Argentina beat England in the World Cup semi-final last month. — Simon Johnson, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

The news release announcing the charges said FBI testing had confirmed the viruses were inactivated — Munster helped develop the inactivation technique — but that the scientists jeopardized Americans’ safety. — CNN Money, 22 July 2026