Definition for Aid:

• To support, either by furnishing strength or means in co

Synonyms for Aid:

• adj.

  •generosity (adjective)
  • largess.

• n.

  •
  • give,
  • guide.
  •
  • acolyte,
  • ally.
  •
  • nurture,
  • welfare,
  • dole.
  •
  • good.
  •
  • give a leg up.
  •aid (noun)
  • tending,
  • agency,
  • attention,
  • relief,
  • economic aid,
  • facilitation,
  • motivation,
  • service,
  • endowment,
  • care.
  •assistant (noun)
  • aide.
  •help, support (noun)
  • compensation,
  • treatment,
  • reward,
  • furtherance,
  • hand,
  • deliverance,
  • guidance,
  • alleviation,
  • giving,
  • promotion,
  • gift,
  • ministry,
  • rescue,
  • benevolence,
  • bounty.
  •intervention (noun)
  • intermediate,
  • intervention,
  • implementation,
  • mediation,
  • medium,
  • go-between,
  • vehicle,
  • tool.
  •means (noun)
  • instrumentation.
  •mediation (noun)
  • good offices.
  •patronage (noun)
  • guardianship.
  •recourse (noun)
  • stand-by.
  •relief (noun)
  • consolation,
  • easement,
  • assuagement,
  • mercy,
  • mildness,
  • appeasement,
  • solace,
  • respite.
  •reliever (noun)
  • paraprofessional.
  •remedy (noun)
  • ointment,
  • elixir,
  • antidote,
  • correction,
  • tonic,
  • pill,
  • emetic,
  • prescription,
  • balm,
  • drug,
  • pharmaceutical,
  • dose,
  • germicide,
  • medicine,
  • potion,
  • corrective,
  • therapy.
  •servant (noun)
  • chattel,
  • auxiliary,
  • laborer,
  • servant,
  • employee,
  • vassal,
  • junior,
  • helpmate,
  • underling,
  • volunteer,
  • peon,
  • assistant,
  • pawn,
  • menial,
  • serf,
  • deputy,
  • subject,
  • henchman,
  • helper,
  • subordinate,
  • lieutenant,
  • flunky,
  • worker,
  • agent,
  • aide-de-camp.
  •support (noun)
  • crutch,
  • moral support.
  •vantage (noun)
  • vantage.

• v.

  •aid (verb)
  • facilitate,
  • fund,
  • attend,
  • endow,
  • serve,
  • support,
  • motivate,
  • foster,
  • lift,
  • tend,
  • abet,
  • mother.
  •assist (verb)
  • back,
  • lend a hand,
  • avail.
  •facilitate (verb)
  • expedite,
  • simplify,
  • advance.
  •help, support (verb)
  • lighten,
  • alleviate,
  • go to bat for,
  • open doors for,
  • straighten out,
  • subsidize,
  • mitigate.
  •intervene (verb)
  • intervene,
  • mediate,
  • implement.
  •relieve (verb)
  • appease,
  • lull,
  • assuage,
  • console.
  •serve (verb)
  • work.
  •support (verb)
  • espousal.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • difficulty,
  • bureaucrat,
  • donation,
  • factotum,
  • lifesaver,
  • subserve,
  • ancillary,
  • secretary,
  • Public Assistance,
  • accommodate,
  • page,
  • philanthropic,
  • humanitarian,
  • urge,
  • donate,
  • outreach,
  • handmaiden,
  • patronize,
  • buddy,
  • alms,
  • pitch in,
  • prop,
  • varlet,
  • abettor,
  • philanthropy,
  • patrolman,
  • knight-errant,
  • unemployment,
  • accomplice.
  •
  • charity,
  • blessing,
  • sympathy,
  • use,
  • promoter,
  • salvation,
  • follower.
  •
  • satisfaction,
  • social,
  • handout.
  •
  • trouble.
  •
  • sponsor.
  •assist
  • stand up for,
  • give a boost,
  • grease the wheels,
  • go with,
  • run interference for,
  • give a lift.
  •assistance
  • backing.
  •benefit
  • contribute to.
  •defend
  • stick up for.
  •favor
  • accommodation.
  •funding
  • financing.
  •help
  • advancement,
  • steppingstone,
  • backup,
  • contribution.
  •relieve
  • bring aid,
  • give a hand.
  •support
  • stand behind.
  •tide over
  • tide over,
  • see through.

Paraphrases for Aid:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    aids.
  • Proper noun, singular
    helps, aids.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    helps, aids.
  • Verb, base form
    helps.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    aides.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    Remedies, sectors, tips, supports, Assisting.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    first-aid, Assisting, succour, donation.
  • Verb, past tense
    facilitated, guides, Provided, received.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Abetting, metering.
  • Verb, past participle
    predetermined, granted, Amplified, derived, fabricated, decided, paid, assists.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    participates, facilitates, enables, empowers, Lends, provides, informs, positions, enhances, fosters, nurtures, serves, boosts, falls, helps, supports.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    relief, aide, assist, assists, aided.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    relief, aide, assist, assists, encouragement, reinforcement.
  • Verb, past tense
    assist, Assisting.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Assisting.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    assist.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    assists.
  • Verb, base form
    assist, assists.

Antonyms for Aid:

• n.

  • help, support
    hindrance, damage, taking, obstruction, blockage, ill will, disfavor, handicap, unkindness, silence, impediment, injury, stoppage, hurt, penalty, loss, opposition, harm, malevolence, stop.
  • Other antonyms:
    deterrence, constraint, encumbrance, confound, counteract, restraint, discouragement, inhibitor, expose, frustration, disconcert, disapprove, stranglehold, repression, denounce, dissuade.

• v.

  • help, support
    deter, obstruct, block, hinder, burden, upset, impede, injure, discourage.

Homophones for Aid:

• adit, await, attitude, add, audio, Eyde, aditi, audad, ade, ahuehuete, awaited, ado, adad, aythya, at, ao dai, adhd, audit, athodyd, adh, ada, adieu, aditya, auto, add to, ahead, ate, aide, ad, awed, aoudad, aided, a.d..

Hypernym for Aid:

• v.

  • body
    benefit, heal, do good, bring around, cure.
  • social
    benefact, give care, attend to, help out, alleviate, facilitate, wait on, avail, succor, bootstrap, assist, expedite, serve, subserve, attend, succour, hasten, ease, care.

Hyponym for Aid:

• n.

  • attribute
    resource.

• v.

  • body
    ameliorate, meliorate, improve, amend, better.
  • social
    back up, support.