HELPED Synonyms: 226 Similar and Opposite Words

helped

verb

past tense of help

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

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as in relieved

to make more bearable or less severe the new ointment didn't help Josh's sunburn one bit

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as in prevented

to keep from happening by taking action in advance they couldn't help the way things turned out

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as in benefited

to provide with something useful or desirable being independently wealthy certainly helped him during his years as a struggling young artist

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as in improved

to make better some minor revisions would help this essay immensely

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Recent Examples of helped Dare, a District 4-6A First Team and the only class of 2027 athlete to earn a Star-Telegram All-Area First Team selection as an offensive lineman, helped power the Dragons to a Class 6A Division II state semifinal appearance with 76 knockdowns and a 93% grade. —

Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026 While individual stars like Duran and Rivera have helped place the country on the sporting map, supporting ‘La Sele’ has quickly become the nation’s favourite pastime. —

Elias Burke, New York Times, 10 June 2026 Images from the confrontation shocked the nation and helped build support for passage of the Voting Rights Act later that year. —

Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026 Every detail mattered, from the weight and sheen of the fabrics to the size and clarity of the Swarovski crystals that helped define Jackson's stage presence. —

Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026 His siblings, Jake and Romy Reiner, had initially helped fund their brother’s defense but are no longer involved. —

Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026 While demand remains weak, rising commodity costs from disruption to energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz have helped to alleviate deflationary pressures that have plagued Chinese economy for years. —

Anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 June 2026 The program helped Victor discovered his love for writing. —

Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 June 2026 This began a strong run of collaborations with director Ryan Coogler, who helped further cement Jordan as a star with Creed (2015) and Black Panther (2018). —

Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026

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Escaping the jam in the first was a huge momentum lift, aided by a clutch play from Hebert at third place to throw out a runner trying to score on a one-out ground ball to her.

— Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 11 June 2026
Selig’s approach has aided Kalshi’s valuation run-up—last month, the firm said its most recent funding round came at a $22 billion valuation—and starkly contrasts how the CFTC worked when Joe Biden was president.

— Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 11 June 2026