Word Type

Verb

Noun

Intj

The word "help" can be used as verb, noun and intj.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

do do nothing giving giving trouble hinder hurt hurting leave leave stranded nothing stranded trouble unhelpful

Defined As

primary source of information about windows

Derived Terms

a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down behelp call for help can't help can't help but cannot help cry for help heaven help someone help a lame dog over a stile help desk help oneself help out help vampire helpability helpable helpee helper helpfile helpful helping helping hand helping profession helping verb helpingly helpless helpline helply helpmate helpmeet helpsheet helpsome helpworthy helpy home help househelp may I help you overhelp self-help so help my tater telehelp temporary help unhelp unhelping

First Subevents

ask permission ask what person needs decide to help find out problem find out what need identify needs notice need help see needs help

Last Subevents

accept thanks make sure alright say welcome

Prerequisites

aid altruist anticipate ask first ask if need ask if need help ask questions ask what need assist become saint become samaratain become samaratan determine need do nicely do so find out exactly what need find out help need find out what need find out what needs find way to help find with problem give boost give hand give money have kind heart hold hand through know if fearful know if guilty know if hungry know if sleepy know if thirsty know if tired know what emotions experiencing know what helps know what's going on lend hand make sure needs help observant offer offer assistance put yourself in shoes say nicel see what need assistance with share experiences show how to help themself stop and help stop being such asshole talk to or teach teach what know volunteer volunteer time worthy

Subevents

address problem having do what need done feel good helping yourself inner sense of reward make lives better may take advantage of might feel better receive thanks reward supporting take advantage of thank

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

activity advance ameliorate amend back up better boost cater encourage exploit forbear further helpfulness improve meliorate ply promote provide refrain resource serve supply support work worker

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

bootstrap

Type Of (IsA)

book

Manner Of

better promote serve support

Motivated By Goal

accomplish mutual goal become friend couldn't do for themselves express altruism feel part of humanity generous person have compassion for help in return helping nice helping people makes one feel good make happy makes feel good inside maximise own utility nice of service to were able to help what goes around comes around

Not Has Property

accessible on mountain top

Receives Action

good

Related Terms

serve

Related Terms

abet action advice advise aid aid abet aid assist aid me aid request aid someone aide album ask ask assistance assist assist someone assistance assistance call assistance cry assisting association avoid beetle beetle song body heat call can computer conserve cry cry for crying crying out documentation emergency friendly friendly assistance friendly gesture friendly people gesture getting getting assistance give give aid give hand giving giving assistance hand in need need need assistance neediness offer offer assistance offering offering assistance out people plea prevent providing providing relief refrain relief request require require assistance rescue restrain save save me saving saving someone software someone song sos sos call support teach

Similar Terms

dish dish out dish up serve serve up

Synonym Network

aid assist assistance assistant avail avert contribute give hand help oneself helper servant serve

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.