Antonyms for aid
eɪdaid

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. aid

   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.

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

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. aid

   Antonyms:
   oppose, resist, counteract, discourage, thwart, withstand, confront, deter, baffle

   Synonyms:
   help, assist, succour, support, befriend, co-operate, contribute favor, foster, protect, abet, encourage, instigate, subsidize

Matched Categories

1. • Activity
   • Improve
   • Support

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. aid, assistance, helpnoun

   a resource

   "visual aids in teaching"

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

2. 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

3. aid, economic aid, financial aidnoun

   money to support a worthy person or cause

   Synonyms:
   help, assistance, attention, financial aid, care, assist, economic aid, tending

4. care, attention, aid, tendingverb

   the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

   "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"

   Synonyms:
   assist, attending, financial aid, tending, upkeep, assistance, precaution, forethought, caution, concern, help, charge, economic aid, tutelage, guardianship, maintenance, attention, care, fear

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

6. help, aidverb

   improve the condition of

   "These pills will help the patient"

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. aidnoun

   Synonyms:
   assistance, coöperation, succor, relief, furtherance, help, subsidy, subvention, patronage, assistant, helper, aid-de-camp

2. aidverb

   Synonyms:
   assist, succor, coöperate, befriend, promote, abet, help

How to use aid in a sentence?

1. Rachael Rollins:

   He was a serial murderer, and each mention of his name is a trigger to the families he devastated, reopening wounds that we can only hope had finally started to heal, in the truest of ironies, Bulger's family has experienced the excruciating pain and trauma their relative inflicted on far too many, and the justice system is now coming to their aid.

2. Michael Whitesides:

   Mutual aid groups were giving our care packages with food and to-go bags while NYIC and Immigrant Arc assisted with legal services.

3. Zoe Lofgren:

   That's ridiculous, we didn't bring it up. The essence of the factual charge on the Ukraine was that The President tried to use the state power — The President withheld military aid that had been voted by Congress to the Ukraine — in order to get the Ukrainian government to announce a bogus investigation of the Bidens because Hunter Biden were The President political opponents.

4. Benedict Dempsey:

   It is imperative that aid organizations, including Syrian organizations, have unfettered and sustained access to reach civilians in need throughout all of Syria swiftly, without restrictions and through the safest, most direct routes, be they across lines or across borders.

5. Forshani Tamang:

   Aid agencies need to do something very quickly.

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