Synonyms of helps

helps

verb

present tense third-person singular of help

1

as in assists

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

• assists
• aids
• supports
• reinforces
• encourages
• facilitates
• saves
• promotes
• abets
• backs
• guides
• bolsters
• serves
• endorses
• bears a hand
• furthers
• stands one in good stead
• props (up)
• fosters
• backstops
• sponsors
• eases
• advises
• sustains
• comforts
• rescues
• ministers (to)
• attends
• forwards
• launches
• patronizes
• benefits
• champions
• boosts
• advances
• nurtures
• obliges
• cares (for)
• emboldens
• counsels
• buttresses
• heartens
• succors
• favors
• profits
• mentors
• delivers
• bails out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hinders
• impedes
• inhibits
• interferes
• blocks
• hampers
• obstructs
• restrains
• constrains
• fails
• frustrates
• opposes
• thwarts
• holds back
• bars
• balks
• baffles
• strangles
• handicaps
• sabotages
• discourages
• disappoints
• foils
• lets down
• inconveniences
• hurts
• deserts
• retards
• stifles
• represses
• harms
• damages
• injures
• disheartens
• stunts
• straitens

2

as in relieves

to make more bearable or less severe

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relieves
• alleviates
• soothes
• eases
• mitigates
• softens
• improves
• allays
• enhances
• heals
• assuages
• cures
• mollifies
• lightens
• palliates
• moderates
• tempers
• remedies
• corrects
• enriches
• abates
• repairs
• refines
• amends
• rectifies
• fixes
• perfects
• reforms
• ameliorates
• betters
• mends
• emends
• meliorates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hurts
• impairs
• aggravates
• harms
• injures
• exacerbates
• intensifies
• heightens
• sharpens

3

as in prevents

to keep from happening by taking action in advance

they couldn't help the way things turned out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prevents
• averts
• precludes
• provides
• obviates
• avoids
• forestalls
• escapes
• anticipates
• hinders
• saves
• heads off
• deters
• neutralizes
• impedes
• staves off
• shakes
• thwarts
• nullifies
• frustrates
• evades
• hampers
• interferes (with)
• eludes
• negates
• forbids
• baffles
• retards
• prohibits
• balks
• deflects
• stops
• inhibits
• counteracts
• shuns
• foils
• blocks
• makes up (for)
• counterbalances
• stalls
• offsets
• eschews
• compensates (for)
• circumvents
• checks
• halts
• fends (off)
• bars
• wards (off)
• checkmates
• ducks
• arrests
• dodges
• shirks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assists
• aids
• facilitates
• encourages
• abets
• eases
• smooths
• promotes
• allows
• lets
• fosters
• furthers
• advances
• permits
• nurtures
• cultivates
• leaves
• forwards
• unclogs

4

as in benefits

to provide with something useful or desirable

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• benefits
• advantages
• avails
• serves
• aids
• assists
• improves
• works (for)
• profits
• succeeds
• pleases
• satisfies
• blesses
• contents
• delights
• gladdens
• betters
• gratifies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hinders
• impedes
• hurts
• impairs
• damages
• harms
• injures
• afflicts
• upsets
• distresses

5

as in improves

to make better

some minor revisions would help this essay immensely

Synonyms & Similar Words

• improves
• enhances
• enriches
• refines
• ameliorates
• perfects
• amends
• remedies
• betters
• upgrades
• reinforces
• remediates
• meliorates
• strengthens
• intensifies
• corrects
• rectifies
• rehabilitates
• reforms
• boosts
• revises
• fortifies
• emends
• reworks
• refurbishes
• edits
• fines
• hones
• fine-tunes
• revamps
• polishes
• beefs (up)
• rehabs
• redrafts
• touches up
• retouches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worsens
• hurts
• impairs
• harms
• vitiates
• damages
• injures
• reduces
• tarnishes
• spoils
• flaws
• diminishes
• disfigures
• lessens
• lowers
• blights
• mars
• defaces
• endamages
• blemishes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of helps

But a comment made by deputy commissioner Bill Daly during the annual State of the NHL news conference with commissioner Gary Bettman on Tuesday helps illustrate why the issue remains anything but easy for many with a stake in tournaments such as the 2028 World Cup. —Chris Johnston, New York Times, 3 June 2026

The distinction between smaller personal use versus high commercial volume is significant, and reporting catches helps maintain and track marine-life population. —Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026

Supporters argue that hunting helps fund conservation efforts through license and tag fees while also serving as a wildlife management tool in areas where predator populations can impact other species. —Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026

Social Security's trust fund helps cover the gap between the program's income and benefit obligations, which have outpaced revenue as the baby boom generation retires and the number of beneficiaries grows. —Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 3 June 2026

Hedging is a risk management strategy typically the purview of Wall Street that traditionally helps large companies and investment funds offset losses by taking opposing positions in an existing investment. —Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 3 June 2026

That makes former state trooper Jeremy Disbrow, who helps train law enforcement with the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, wonder whether fatigue may have been a factor. —ABC News, 3 June 2026

Removing nests early or using sprays at night helps prevent stings and infestations. —Patricia S York, Southern Living, 3 June 2026

Regular physical activity helps lower cortisol levels. —Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 3 June 2026