helps

NOUN

assistance, relief

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advice aid benefit comfort cooperation guidance hand service support use

STRONG

assist avail balm corrective cure lift maintenance nourishment remedy succor sustenance utility

WEAK

helping hand

Antonyms

STRONGEST

blockage encumbrance handicap hindrance hurt injury obstruction prevention

STRONG

disease

WEAK

check counteraction harm management ownership stop

NOUN

employee

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hand worker

STRONG

abettor adjutant aide ally assistant attendant auxiliary collaborator colleague deputy domestic helper helpmate mate partner representative servant subsidiary supporter

WEAK

right-hand person

Antonyms

STRONG

antagonist boss enemy manager opponent

WEAK

blockage check counteraction harm hindrance hurt injury management obstruction ownership stop

VERB

aid, assist

Synonyms

STRONGEST

back benefit bolster boost cooperate encourage further maintain promote push save serve stimulate support

STRONG

abet accommodate advocate ballyhoo befriend cheer endorse hype intercede patronize plug prop puff relieve sanction second succor sustain uphold

WEAK

be of use buck up do a favor do a service do one's part go to bat for go with lend a hand open doors root for see through stand by stick up for stump for take under one's wing work for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

block condemn delay depress discourage dissuade halt harm hinder hurt impede neglect obstruct prevent refuse stop undermine

STRONG

conceal disapprove frustrate hide ignore oppose protest

WEAK

check counteract decrease injure worsen

VERB

improve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alleviate ease facilitate restore revive treat

STRONG

ameliorate amend attend better cure doctor heal meliorate mitigate nourish palliate relieve remedy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy hurt increase

STRONG

accuse blame condemn depress harm injure neglect worsen

WEAK

block check counteract decrease hinder obstruct stop

Example Sentences

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Two key regions are often involved: the amygdala, which helps shape the sense of safety or threat, and the prefrontal cortex, which supports planning, decision making, and emotional control.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

GLP-1 is just one of more than 30 hormones in the gut which we all produce naturally and which helps regulate the appetite.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

He didn’t know the money generated was used to support Oorah, a Jewish organization that helps fund young adult trips to Israel.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

The company’s AI-powered hyperspectral optical imaging system helps military and civil systems operate reliably.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Jack helps me hobble a few steps back up the trail.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day