Sometimes I can't help showing emotions.
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Help
/hɛlp/
Synonyms for "help" (459 found)
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Closest matches (92)
Noun(23 words)
aidassistassistanceassistanthelpersupporteract supportivelyaideaidesaidingaidsallyassist verbassistance in group tasksassisted trimassistingassistsavailavailsbacking
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Verb(13 words)
Strong matches (138)
blessingbolsterboostbootbountybreak no bonescapitalizecare forchampionchoreclear the waycoadjutantcoadjutorcoadjutresscoadjutrixcomfortcommandeerconfer a benefitcooperatecooperation
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correctivecoursecovercrewcuredance attendance upondeal outdebardeflectdepletion allowancedeputydessertdeterdiscouragedishdisheartendo a favordo a kindnessdo fordo gooddo no harmdo service todoctordoledomesticdomestic servantdomesticsdonationdrudgeeaseemployeesenableencourageencouragemententreeentremetsescapeeschewestopexcludeexecutive officerexpediteexplainexpropriatefacilitatefavorfellowshipfendfend offfinancefinancial assistanceforbearforbidforceforecloseforestallforwardfosterfundfurtherfurtheranceganggivegive a boostgive a handgive a liftgive helpgood officesgood persongood samaritangrantgrant-in-aidgreasegrease the waysgrease the wheelsguaranteed annual incomehandhandshastenhealing agenthealing qualityhelp alonghelp outhelperhelpershelpinghelping handhelpmatehelpmeethinthired helpimproveinformjack-at-a-pinch
Noun(14 words)
caddychipclassmate supportconciergescontributecooperative taskcopilotsdeliveremergencyfacilitatefacilitate a policy workshopfacilitate group readingfavorsfurther
Adjective(2 words)
certain benefitenvironmental benefit
Verb(8 words)
come to someone's aidcome to the aid ofcooperatedfacilitategive someone a handgriphelp oneselfhelp out
Related words (229)
keep fromkeep offlaborerslackeylend a handlend one aidlieutenantliftlook afterlooselubricatemaidmake clearmake way formelioratemenmenialmilitateministerminister to
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ministering angelministrantministrationministrymitigatenicknourishobligeobviateofficeofficesoilold-age insuranceopen the wayopen uppalliatepander toparanymphparaprofessionalpatronpatronagepatronizepave the waypay the billspecuniary aidpensionpension offpersonnelphilanthropypinchpiratepitchplaceplagiarizeplateportionprecludeprepare the wayprescriptionpreventprice supportproffer aidprofitprohibitpromotepromptprotectprotectionpublic assistancepublic welfarepurloinquickenrallyreceiptrecipereclaimredeemrefrain fromreliefrelieveremedial measureremedyremove frictionrender a servicerender assistancerepelrescueresistrestorativerestoreresuscitateretinueretirement benefitsreviverule outrun interference forsamaritansanctionsavescholarshipscullionsecondsecond helpingservantservantryservantsserveserviceservingservitorset upsidemansimplifyslaveslaveysmoothsmooth the waysoap the wayssolacesovereign remedyspecificspecific remedyspeedstaffstand back ofstartstave offsteadstealstipendstopstrikersubsidizationsubsidizesubsidysubventionsuccorsuccorersupportsupportersupporting actorsupporting instrumentalisttaketake care oftake in towtax benefittendthe helptherapyturn asideturnspitunbarunblockunclogunjamupholduponuseusefulnessusurpvaletwaitwait onward offwelfarewelfare aidwelfare paymentswork forworkers
Noun(33 words)
language learner supportsministersmommymost helpfulpleasereduce academic inarticulacyrescueromanian a cooperasaveserviceservice coalitionservice valueservicesservicingsidekickssocorrososspeech aidingstate resident aidsuccors
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supportsupport forcesupport networksupport systemsupporting elementsupporting servicessupportivenesssupportstidetide overvolunteervolunteer organizationvolunteering
Verb(20 words)
Determiner(2 words)
more network servicemore support
Adjective(4 words)
Interjection(1 words)
oh god
How these synonyms differ
- aid - 'Aid' carries weight, it often appears in contexts of crisis, charity, or formal support. Foreign aid, first aid, legal aid.
- assist - 'Assist' is more formal and often implies a supporting rather than leading role, you assist someone who's already doing the work.
- facilitate - 'Facilitate' means making a process easier without doing the work yourself, you remove obstacles rather than lift the load.
- support - 'Support' is broader than 'help', it includes emotional backing, financial resources, and structural reinforcement.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
33 entriesShowing 16 of 33 words.
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20 entriesShowing 16 of 20 words.
Collocations
16 entriesInflections
3 entriesDerivations
5 entriessimilar
5 entriesTranslations
1 translations across 1 languages.
Khiamniungan Naga
1 entries- thūathám verb (help in times of need or difficulty)
Sample sentences
42 total sentences available.
There's quite a lot of things to do; do you want some help?
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"Can somebody help me?" "I will."
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You must help her, and soon!
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Showing 4 of 42 available sentences.