All help synonyms
help
H h noun help
- helpmate β a companion and helper.
- mate β a tealike South American beverage made from the dried leaves of an evergreen tree.
- representative β a person or thing that represents another or others.
- partner β a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- collaborator β A collaborator is someone that you work with to produce a piece of work, especially a book or some research.
- subsidiary β serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
- attendant β An attendant is someone whose job is to serve or help people in a place such as a petrol station, a car park, or a cloakroom.
- supporter β a person or thing that supports.
- ally β A country's ally is another country that has an agreement to support it, especially in war.
- adjutant β An adjutant is an officer in the army who deals with administrative work.
- advantage β An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
- succour β help; relief; aid; assistance.
- employee β A person employed for wages or salary, especially at nonexecutive level.
verb help
- plug β an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers) inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug) is hammered to spread them.
- abet β If one person abets another, they help or encourage them to do something criminal or wrong. Abet is often used in the legal expression 'aid and abet'.
- advocate β If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
- befriend β If you befriend someone, especially someone who is lonely or far from home, you make friends with them.
- uphold β to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism: He fought the duel to uphold his family's honor.
- intercede β to act or interpose in behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble, as by pleading or petition: to intercede with the governor for a condemned man.
- ballyhoo β You can use ballyhoo to refer to great excitement or anger about something, especially when you disapprove of it because you think it is unnecessary or exaggerated.
- relieve β to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.).
- cheer β When people cheer, they shout loudly to show their approval or to encourage someone who is doing something such as taking part in a game.
- patronize β to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- accommodate β If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them.
- second β next after the first; being the ordinal number for two.
- sustain β to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
- sanction β authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- hype β to stimulate, excite, or agitate (usually followed by up): She was hyped up at the thought of owning her own car.
- puff β a short, quick blast, as of wind or breath.
- prop β to support, or prevent from falling, with or as if with a prop (often followed by up): to prop an old fence; to prop up an unpopular government.
- mitigate β to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
- nourish β to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
- palliate β to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate.
- attend β If you attend a meeting or other event, you are present at it.
- doctor β a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- amend β If you amend something that has been written such as a law, or something that is said, you change it in order to improve it or make it more accurate.
- heal β to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- better β Better is the comparative of good.
- ameliorate β If someone or something ameliorates a situation, they make it better or easier in some way.
- meliorate β (transitive) To make better, to improve; to heal or solve a problem.
- help out β to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- rally round β show solidarity
- encourage β Give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).
- endorse β Declare one's public approval or support of.
- patronise β to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- improve β to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- avoid β If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- evade β Escape or avoid, esp. by cleverness or trickery.
- stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- prevent β to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.