All aid antonyms
aid
A a noun aid
- damage β To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
- handicap β a race or other contest in which certain disadvantages or advantages of weight, distance, time, etc., are placed upon competitors to equalize their chances of winning.
- harm β a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- hindrance β an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
- injury β harm or damage that is done or sustained: to escape without injury.
- loss β detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
- penalty β a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
- stoppage β an act or instance of stopping; cessation of activity: the stoppage of all work at the factory.
- disfavour β unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- disfavor β unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- ill will β hostile feeling; malevolence; enmity: to harbor ill will against someone.
- malevolence β the quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent; ill will; malice; hatred.
- opposition β the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
- silence β absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- taking β the act of taking.
- unkindness β lacking in kindness or mercy; severe.
- blockage β A blockage in a pipe, tube, or tunnel is an object which blocks it, or the state of being blocked.
- impediment β obstruction; hindrance; obstacle.
- obstruction β something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or hindrance: obstructions to navigation.
verb aid
- thwart β to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
- deter β To deter someone from doing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.
- hinder β to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- burden β If you describe a problem or a responsibility as a burden, you mean that it causes someone a lot of difficulty, worry, or hard work.
- block β A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- impede β to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- injure β to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- obstruct β to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- discourage β to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- hurt β to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- upset β to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.