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succoring

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present participle of succor

Synonyms & Antonyms of succoring

as in attending, comforting

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for succoring

attending,
caring (for),
comforting,
ministering (to)

championing,
endorsing
(also indorsing),
patronizing,
promoting,
sponsoring

sustaining

advancing,
easing,
facilitating,
forwarding,
fostering,
furthering,
launching

bolstering,
boosting,
buttressing,
reinforcing
(also reenforcing)

abetting,
aiding,
assisting,
backing,
backstopping,
helping,
propping (up),
supporting

advising,
counseling
(or counselling),
guiding,
mentoring,
nurturing

bailing out,
delivering,
rescuing,
saving

emboldening,
encouraging,
heartening

benefiting
(also benefitting),
favoring,
obliging,
profiting,
serving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for succoring

hindering

balking,
barring,
blocking,
constraining,
hampering,
handicapping,
holding back,
impeding,
inhibiting,
obstructing,
restraining,
strangling

baffling,
foiling,
frustrating,
inconveniencing,
interfering,
opposing,
sabotaging,
thwarting

deserting,
disappointing,
failing,
letting down

discouraging,
disheartening

repressing,
retarding,
stifling,
straitening,
stunting

damaging,
harming,
hurting,
injuring

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“Succoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succoring. Accessed 20 May. 2022.

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