Antonyms for help
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English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. help

   Help expresses greater dependence and deeper need than aid. In extremity we say "God help me!" rather than "God aid me!" In time of danger we cry "help! help!" rather than "aid! aid!" To aid is to second another's own exertions. We can speak of helping the helpless, but not of aiding them. Help includes aid, but aid may fall short of the meaning of help. In law to aid or abet makes one a principal. (Compare synonyms for ACCESSORY.) To cooperate is to aid as an equal; to assist implies a subordinate and secondary relation. One assists a fallen friend to rise; he cooperates with him in helping others. Encourage refers to mental aid, as uphold now usually does; succor and support, oftenest to material assistance. We encourage the timid or despondent, succor the endangered, support the weak, uphold those who else might be shaken or cast down. Compare ABET; PROMOTE.

   Antonyms:
   counteract, discourage, oppose, resist, thwart, withstand

   Synonyms:
   abet, aid, assist, befriend, cooperate, encourage, foster, second, stand by, succor, support, sustain, uphold

   Preposition:
   Help in an enterprise with money; help to success; against the enemy.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. helpverb

   Antonyms:
   oppose, obstruct, aggravate, incur

   Synonyms:
   aid, succor, remedy, prevent, avoid, assist, promote, cooperate, relieve, second

Matched Categories

1. • Better
   • Exploit
   • Improve
   • Promote
   • Provide
   • Refrain
   • Serve
   • Support
   • Worker

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.3 / 4 votes

1. aid, assist, assistance, helpnoun

   the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

   "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"

   Synonyms:
   service, supporter, assistance, attention, financial aid, care, assist, helper, economic aid, avail, assistant, tending, aid

2. assistant, helper, help, supporternoun

   a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

   "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"

   Synonyms:
   friend, garter, assist, aid, supporter, patron, booster, avail, champion, assistance, suspensor, benefactor, jock, helper, jockstrap, admirer, assistant, service, sponsor, athletic supporter, protagonist

3. aid, assistance, helpnoun

   a resource

   "visual aids in teaching"

   Synonyms:
   service, supporter, assistance, attention, financial aid, care, assist, helper, economic aid, avail, assistant, tending, aid

4. avail, help, serviceverb

   a means of serving

   "of no avail"; "there's no help for it"

   Synonyms:
   serve, servicing, religious service, assist, serving, supporter, aid, overhaul, avail, assistance, inspection and repair, armed service, divine service, helper, table service, service, service of process, assistant, military service

5. help, assist, aidverb

   give help or assistance; be of service

   "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house"

   Synonyms:
   attend to, help oneself, serve, assist, attend, wait on, facilitate, avail, aid

6. help, aidverb

   improve the condition of

   "These pills will help the patient"

   Synonyms:
   help oneself, aid, avail, assist, serve, facilitate

7. help, facilitateverb

   be of use

   "This will help to prevent accidents"

   Synonyms:
   aid, alleviate, help oneself, ease, serve, assist, facilitate, avail

8. help oneself, helpverb

   abstain from doing; always used with a negative

   "I can't help myself--I have to smoke"; "She could not help watching the sad spectacle"

   Synonyms:
   help oneself, aid, avail, assist, serve, facilitate

9. serve, helpverb

   help to some food; help with food or drink

   "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"

   Synonyms:
   serve, avail, process, help oneself, dish up, answer, dish out, function, attend to, suffice, attend, service, aid, assist, serve up, facilitate, wait on, serve well, swear out, dish, do

10. helpverb

    contribute to the furtherance of

    "This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries"

    Synonyms:
    help oneself, aid, avail, assist, serve, facilitate

11. avail, helpverb

    take or use

    "She helped herself to some of the office supplies"

    Synonyms:
    help oneself, aid, avail, assist, serve, facilitate

12. helpverb

    improve; change for the better

    "New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture"

    Synonyms:
    help oneself, aid, avail, assist, serve, facilitate

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. helpnoun

   Synonyms:
   aid, assistance, succor, support, facilitation, backing, subsidy, subvention, coöperation, remedy, relief, cure, restorative

2. helpverb

   Synonyms:
   abet, assist, befriend, succor, aid, coöperate, collaborate, second, facilitate, subsidize, remedy, ameliorate, alleviate, promote, further

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deceive

   give assistance

   Submitted by anonymous on November 19, 2019  

2. pummel

   pummel is to hurt some one.

   i’m gonna pummel you/i’m going to hurt you. i’m going to help you.

   Submitted by 24tfreitas on October 2, 2019  

How to use help in a sentence?

1. Google DeepMind:

   I’m excited to see AI leaders shifting from talk to action, implementing a policy that politicians have thus far failed to put into effect. AI has huge potential to help the world—if we stigmatize and prevent its abuse, aI weapons that autonomously decide to kill people are as disgusting and destabilizing as bioweapons, and should be dealt with in the same way.

2. Eric Terrill:

   We have identified 100 cases worldwide that are suitable for recovery and over 200 families have reached out asking for help with MIAs.

3. Christina Economos:

   In the end, it may help a lot of children.

4. Pravin Patil:

   The police, the NGOs - we are all doing our bit to check child labor, and having citizens involved will only help create more awareness and rescue more child workers.

5. Novak Djokovic:

   We talked actually post-match( today). It seems like( Marian's) planning to keep on working with me, which is great news. We going to keep on working till the end of the year for sure, then we'll see after that, i'm so grateful to Marian Vajda this year and( fitness coach) Gebhard Gritsch for coming back, coming to join me again to help me to get to where I am at the moment, it's really nice of them.

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