Synonyms of to stand one in good stead

to stand one in good stead

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as in assist

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

Her good memory for names always stood her in good stead when she was at a party.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assist
• aid
• help
• support
• bear a hand
• back
• prop (up)
• reinforce
• further
• facilitate
• minister (to)
• care (for)
• backstop
• save
• promote
• guide
• forward
• bolster
• encourage
• abet
• comfort
• sponsor
• foster
• benefit
• launch
• attend
• serve
• rescue
• ease
• endorse
• advance
• champion
• sustain
• mentor
• advise
• bail out
• profit
• counsel
• patronize
• succor
• boost
• favor
• buttress
• embolden
• nurture
• hearten
• oblige
• deliver

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hold back
• hinder
• block
• bar
• interfere
• restrain
• inhibit
• handicap
• oppose
• let down
• balk
• hamper
• impede
• foil
• thwart
• sabotage
• constrain
• obstruct
• fail
• inconvenience
• desert
• strangle
• frustrate
• baffle
• discourage
• disappoint
• damage
• harm
• retard
• stunt
• hurt
• stifle
• repress
• injure
• dishearten
• straiten