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assist

[uh-sist] / əˈsɪst /
NOUN
help
Synonyms
STRONG
abetment aid assistance backing benefit boost collaboration comfort compensation cooperation facilitation furtherance hand lift reinforcement relief service support
WEAK
helping hand
Antonyms
STRONG
blockage damage delay discouragement encumbrance harm hindrance hurt impediment injury loss obstruction opposition prevention stop stoppage
WEAK
thwarting
VERB
help
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aid back benefit boost cooperate expedite facilitate reinforce support sustain take care of
STRONG
abet collaborate further hype plug puff push relieve serve stump thump
WEAK
bail out do for 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 lend a hand make a pitch for open doors put on the map ride shotgun root for run interference for stand up for work for work with
Antonyms
STRONGEST
block check delay discourage halt handicap hinder hurt impede injure obstruct prevent stop undermine
STRONG
conceal frustrate hide
WEAK
thwart

Example Sentences

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Ghanian police never saw this statement because UK police do not assist countries that have the death penalty.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Many university retirement communities, however, quietly assist residents financially if they one day struggle to afford living there.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Out of 10 chatbots only Anthropic's Claude and Snapchat's My AI consistently refused to assist would-be attackers.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

After meeting Shell, Cipriani said he developed sympathy for the executive and “agreed to assist him—voluntarily and without compensation.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

In a characteristically Franklinesque gesture, he bequeathed to Washington his crab-tree walking stick, presumably to assist the general in his stroll toward immortality.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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