Synonyms of assistant

assistant 1 of 2

noun

as in aide

a person who helps a more skilled person

the chief assistant to the director

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aide
• apprentice
• deputy
• aid
• adjutant
• sidekick
• lieutenant
• adjunct
• helper
• servant
• coadjutor
• maid
• helpmate
• mate
• employee
• helpmeet
• attendant
• worker
• employe
• subordinate
• auxiliary
• underling
• handmaid
• help
• handmaiden
• maidservant
• laborer
• hireling
• right hand
• scullion
• hand
• legman
• swamper
• aide-de-camp
• girl Friday
• man Friday
• gal Friday

assistant

2 of 2

adjective

as in assisting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assisting
• supportive
• subordinate
• helping
• complementary
• tributary
• additional
• contributory
• subsidiary
• secondary
• further
• adjuvant
• another
• added
• auxiliary
• superfluous
• backup
• excess
• surplus
• accessory
• makeshift
• subservient
• dispensable
• peripheral
• nonessential
• substitute
• unessential
• supplemental
• appurtenant
• supplementary
• accessorial

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• chief
• principal
• main
• basic
• primary
• fundamental
• necessary
• prime
• essential
• integral
• required
• vital
• imperative
• indispensable
• needed
• requisite
• all-important
• needful