Synonyms for ASSIST
əˈsɪstas·sist

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1. assist

   Abet and instigate are now used almost without exception in a bad sense; one may incite either to good or evil. One incites or instigates to the doing of something not yet done, or to increased activity or further advance in the doing of it; one abets by giving sympathy, countenance, or substantial aid to the doing of that which is already projected or in process of commission. Abet and instigate apply either to persons or actions, incite to persons only; one incites a person to an action. A clergyman will advocate the claims of justice, aid the poor, encourage the despondent, support the weak, uphold the constituted authorities; but he will not incite to a quarrel, instigate a riot, or abet a crime. The originator of a crime often instigates or incites others to abet him in it, or one may instigate or incite others to a crime in the commission of which he himself takes no active part. Compare HELP.

   Synonyms:
   abet, advocate, aid, countenance, embolden, encourage, incite, instigate, promote, sanction, support, uphold

   Antonyms:
   baffle, confound, counteract, denounce, deter, disapprove, disconcert, discourage, dissuade, expose, frustrate, hinder, impede, obstruct

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1. assist

   Synonyms:
   help, succor, aid, support, relieve, befriend, second, co-operate with, back, benefit, further

   Antonyms:
   hinder, resist, oppose, antagonize, counteract, clog, prevent

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

2. assistverb

   (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play

   Synonyms:
   aid, help, assistance

3. 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:
   help, attend to, help oneself, serve, assist, attend, wait on, facilitate, avail, aid

4. assistverb

   act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function

   Synonyms:
   aid, help, wait on, serve, attend to, attend

5. serve, attend to, wait on, attend, assistverb

   work for or be a servant to

   "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years"

   Synonyms:
   serve, process, aid, help, dish up, pay heed, answer, go to, dish out, function, look, attend to, take to heart, suffice, attend, service, take care, advert, assist, serve up, give ear, wait on, serve well, swear out, dish, do, see, hang

Matched Categories

1. • Support
   • Work

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1. assistverb

   Synonyms:
   help, aid, support, befriend, patronize, serve, speed, second, abet, back, sustain, co-operate with, take part with, give support to, minister to

2. assistverb

   Synonyms:
   succor, relieve, SPELL

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1. assistverb

   Synonyms:
   abet, coöperate with, aid, help

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1. List of paraphrases for "assist":

   help, assisting, helping, assistance, facilitate, contribute, attend, support, aid, assists, aiding, assisted, helps, facilitating

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1. Michael Lawhorn:

   Assigning a permanent general officer to the area to oversee the train, advise, assist mission is a sign of how important Helmand is both to the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the international coalition.

2. Joseph Votel:

   If we came across a ship, a small vessel in the area, we would try to assist it.

3. Garrett Marquis:

   The United States stands ready to assist Brazil in The United States efforts to combat these fires, and did not agree to a joint G7 initiative that failed to include consultations with President( Jair) Bolsanaro, the most constructive way to assist is in coordination with the government of Brazil.

4. Julie Gerberding:

   I do really want to emphasize that while there is substantial opportunity here for evolution, modernization and performance improvement at the CDC, it has also done a lot of things well and we shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that in the midst of a pandemic there were many other public health activities going on. CDC teams were deployed all over the United States and internationally to assist with local response efforts. The CDC Foundation stepped up and engaged some 3,000 or more people to help the workforce shortages and so forth, so there were a lot of very positive things that happened and we need to make sure that we don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater here when we’re looking at the really critical things that need to be fixed, but also to appreciate and respect what our public health system has been able to accomplish for the past three years.

5. Detroit Police Chief James Craig:

   It was a very risky situation. He saw Detroit Police officers were in danger. He wanted to assist.