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

Even great books can acquire dust on the shelf; an infusion of feeling helps keep them alive. — Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026

Supporters of the new approach say mandatory treatment addresses root causes, while research shows Housing First helps people remain housed. — Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Final Thoughts The Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra delivers a few notable upgrades when compared with its predecessor, which helps the $100 price increase sting less. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

Relatively encouraging August inflation data out this morning helps too. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

For example, Cover Montana, a nonprofit that helps Montanans fill out such paperwork, lost federal funding last year, going from a staff of 18 to two part-time employees working a phone line. — Aaron Bolton, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

This helps to cater to the wide variety of people interested in picking up sports betting. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Taxpayers spent 21 percent more last year on the program, which helps cover the costs of food and lodging in Washington, a Post analysis found. — Alexei Koseff, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026

Technology that helps people work more efficiently could allow companies to finish their current projects and take on new ones. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026