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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give care or accommodation to |
| Synonyms: | assist, bring up, care for, cherish, entertain, favor, harbor, help, house, lodge, minister to, nourish, nurse, oblige, raise, rear, serve, shelter, sustain, take care of |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | help |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assistance, relief |
| Synonyms: | advice, aid, assist, avail, balm, benefit, comfort, cooperation, corrective, cure, guidance, hand, helping hand, lift*, maintenance, nourishment, remedy, service, succor, support, sustenance, use, utility |
| Antonyms: | blockage, check, counteraction, harm, hindrance, hurt, injury, obstruction, stop |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lift |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | help, aid |
| Synonyms: | assist, assistance, boost, comfort, encouragement, hand, leg up, pick-me-up, reassurance, relief, secours, shot in the arm, succor, support |
| Antonyms: | harm, ill will |
| Main Entry: | oblige |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do a favor or kindness |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, aid, assist, avail, bend over backward, benefit, come around, contribute, convenience, don't make waves, favor, fill the bill, fit in, go fifty-fifty, gratify, grin and bear it, help, indulge, make a deal, make room, meet halfway, please, profit, put oneself out, roll with it, serve, swim with the tide, take it, toe the mark |
| Antonyms: | be mean |
| Main Entry: | patronize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | support a cause |
| Synonyms: | assist, back, befriend, foster, fund, help, maintain, promote, sponsor, subscribe to |
| Antonyms: | antagonize, contend, oppose |
| Main Entry: | promote |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | help, advance |
| Synonyms: | advertise, advocate, aid, assist, avail, back, befriend, benefit, bolster, boost, build up*, call attention to, champion, contribute, cooperate, cry*, develop, encourage, endorse, espouse, forward, foster, further, get behind, hype*, improve, nourish, nurture, patronize, plug*, popularize, propagandize, publicize, puff, push, push for, recommend, sell, serve, speak for, speed, sponsor, stimulate, subsidize, succor, support, uphold, urge, work for |
| Antonyms: | condemn, discredit, dishonor, hurt |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | prompt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | incite, cue |
| Synonyms: | advise, aid, arouse, assist, bring up, call forth, cause, convince, draw, egg on, elicit, evoke, exhort, get, give rise to, goad, help, help out, hint, impel, imply, indicate, induce, inspire, instigate, jog, mention, motivate, move, occasion, persuade, prick*, prod, propel, propose, provoke, refresh, remind, sic, spur, stimulate, suggest, talk into, urge, win over |
| Antonyms: | halt, prevent, stop |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | relieve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | help; give assistance |
| Synonyms: | aid, assist, bring aid, give a break, give a hand, give a rest, spell, stand in for, substitute for, succor, support, sustain, take over from, take the place of |
| Antonyms: | burden, discourage, hurt, trouble, upset, worry |
| Main Entry: | second |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | support, advance a suggestion |
| Synonyms: | aid, approve, assist, back, back up, encourage, endorse, forward, further, give moral support, go along with, promote, stand by, uphold |
| Antonyms: | move |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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