aid

[eyd] / eɪd /

NOUN

help, support

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assistance benefit care compensation cooperation gift relief service subsidy treatment

STRONG

advancement advice advocacy alleviation allowance assist attention backing backup benefaction benevolence bounty charity comfort deliverance encouragement endowment favor furtherance giving guidance hand handout lift ministration ministry patronage promotion reinforcement rescue reward salvation sustenance

WEAK

leg up shot in the arm

Antonyms

STRONGEST

damage harm hindrance hurt injury loss penalty stoppage

STRONG

disfavor ill will malevolence opposition silence stop taking unkindness

WEAK

blockage impediment obstruction

VERB

help, support

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abet alleviate assist encourage promote subsidize

STRONG

befriend benefact favor lighten mitigate relieve serve sustain

WEAK

bail out go to bat for go with lend a hand open doors for stick up for straighten out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deter discourage hinder hurt

STRONG

burden upset

WEAK

block impede injure obstruct

Example Sentences

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Aid workers have been trying to reach people on foot and by motorcycle, as many roads are impassable to larger vehicles.

From BBC

Many are still waiting for food aid, with some saying they have not eaten for two to three days.

From BBC

Maysanti, who lives in Central Tapanuli which is one of the worst-hit areas in North Sumatra, told the BBC that aid workers were having trouble reaching her district.

From BBC

Some have blamed bureaucratic red tape for slowing down the distribution of food aid.

From BBC

The government's "priority now is how to immediately send the necessary aid", with particular focus on several isolated villages, he added.

From Barron's

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