| Main Entry: | aid |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | help, support |
Synonyms: |
abet, alleviate, assist, bail out, befriend, benefact, encourage, favor, go to bat for, go with, lend a hand, lighten, mitigate, open doors for, promote, relieve, serve, stick up for, straighten out, subsidize, sustain |
| Notes: | aid is assistance or a source of assistance; aide is an assistant |
Antonyms: |
block, hinder, hurt, impede, injure, obstruct |
| Main Entry: | assist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | help |
Synonyms: |
abet, aid, back, bail out, benefit, boost, collaborate, cooperate, do for, expedite, facilitate, further, give a boost, give a leg up, give a lift, go down the line for, go for, go to bat for, go with, grease the wheels, hype*, lend a hand, make a pitch for, open doors, plug*, puff, push*, put on the map, reinforce, relieve, ride shotgun, root for, run interference for, serve, stand up for, stump, support, sustain, take care of, thump, work for, work with |
Antonyms: |
hinder, hurt, stop, thwart |
| Main Entry: | cooperate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | aid, assist |
Synonyms: |
abet, advance, agree, back up, band, be in cahoots, befriend, chip in, coadjute, coincide, collaborate, combine, comply with, concert, concur, conduce, conspire, contribute, coordinate, espouse, forward, further, go along with, help, join forces, join in, league*, lend a hand, participate, partner, pitch in, play ball, pool resources, pull together, second, share in, show willingness, side with, stick together, succor, take part, unite, uphold, work side by side, work together |
Antonyms: |
block, delay, disturb, encumber, handicap, hinder, impede, obstruct, prevent, stop |
| Main Entry: | do for |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | help |
Synonyms: |
abet, aid, assist, benefact, care for, help out, lend a hand, look after, provide for, steady, support |
Antonyms: |
deny, refuse |
| Main Entry: | further |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | advance, lend support |
Synonyms: |
aid, assist, back up, bail out, ballyhoo, champion, contribute, encourage, engender, expedite, facilitate, forward, foster, generate, give a boost to, go with, hasten, help, lend a hand, open doors, patronize, plug, promote, propagate, push, serve, speed, succor, take care of, work for |
Antonyms: |
block, cease, check, curtail, delay, frustrate, halt, hinder, impede, obstruct, prevent, protest, stop |
| Main Entry: | help |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | aid, assist |
Synonyms: |
abet, accommodate, advocate, back, ballyhoo, be of use, befriend, benefit, bolster, boost, buck up, cheer, cooperate, do a favor, do a service, do one's part, encourage, endorse, further, go to bat for, go with, hype*, intercede, lend a hand, maintain, open doors, patronize, plug*, promote, prop, puff, push, relieve, root for, sanction, save, second, see through, serve, stand by, stick up for, stimulate, stump for, succor, support, sustain, take under one's wing, uphold, work for |
Antonyms: |
block, check, counteract, harm, hinder, hurt, injure, obstruct, stop |
| Main Entry: | participate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take part in activity |
Synonyms: |
aid, associate with, be a participant, be a party to, be into, chip in, come in, compete, concur, cooperate, engage, engage in, enter into, get in on, get in on the act, go into, have a hand in, have to do with, join in, latch on, lend a hand, partake, perform, play, share, sit in on, sit in, strive, take an interest in, tune in |
Antonyms: |
observe, watch |
| Main Entry: | pitch in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | help out |
Synonyms: |
aid, attack, begin, buckle down, chip in, chip in, come through, commence, contribute, contribute work, cooperate, do, do one's bit, fall to, get cracking, get going, go to it, help, help; get busy, hop to it, join in, jump in, launch, lend a hand, lend a hand, participate, plunge into, set about, set to, subscribe, tackle, tee off, volunteer, wade in |
Antonyms: |
hinder, hurt, prevent |
| Main Entry: | reinforce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | strengthen, augment |
Synonyms: |
add fuel to fire, add to, back up, beef up, bolster, boost, build up, buttress, carry, emphasize, energize, enlarge, fortify, harden, heat up, hype, increase, lend a hand, multiply, pick up, pillar, prop, prop up, punch up, shore up, soup up, stand up for, stiffen, stress, stroke, supplement, support, sustain, toughen, underline |
Antonyms: |
subtract, take away, undermine, weaken |
| Main Entry: | step in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become involved |
Synonyms: |
arrive, be invited, chip in, come, enter, intercede, interfere, intermediate, interpose, intervene, lend a hand, mediate, negotiate, take action |
Antonyms: |
abandon, leave, wash hands |