Synonyms for assist
Definitions
- v. 1
To help.
Tutor feedback assists the learning process.
- v. 2
To make a pass that leads directly towards scoring.
Related words
- Word family
- assistant assistance
- Phrases
- gravity assist video assist
Forms
- Past participle
- assisted
e.g. assisted → helpt, aided, contributed, supported…
Choose the right word
In law to aid or abet makes one a principal. (Compare synonyms for ACCESSORY.) To cooperate is to aid as an equal; to assist implies a subordinate and secondary relation.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- benefit Advances in science don't always benefit humanity.
- aid When I need help, an angel always comes to my aid.
- promote We must promote commerce with neighboring countries.
- contribute How will this contribute to Algeria's development?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| assist | falling | |
| benefit | steady | |
| aid | falling | |
| promote | rising | |
| contribute | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- aid1
- 4 letters
- back1, help1, abet2
- 5 letters
- speed1, serve1, favor2
- 6 letters
- second2, attend2, favour2, succor2
- 7 letters
- support2, further2, benefit3, promote2, sustain2, relieve2, succour
- 8 letters
- befriend2
- 9 letters
- patronize3, patronise
- 10 letters
- contribute3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abet2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- assister
- Español
- asistir
- Deutsch
- miterleben
- Català
- assistir