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Synonyms for assistance

Most common

help aid support assist

All synonyms

Noun

1. Aid — aid; help; the act or result of assisting

help, aid, support, assist, lift, benefit, relief, succour UK, succor US, comfort, advantage, backing, good offices, remedy, reinforcement

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Aid; help; the act or result of assisting.

    He asked for technical assistance with the computer.

Forms

Plural
assistances → helps, aids, supports, assists…

Example sentences

  • benefit Advances in science don't always benefit humanity.
  • aid When I need help, an angel always comes to my aid.
  • relief Two relief trains will be put on this route today.
  • assist If you could assist me, it would be a great help.
  • protection They may properly claim the protection of the law.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
assistancefalling
benefitsteady
aidfalling
reliefsteady
assistfalling
protectionsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
aid1
4 letters
help1, lift1
6 letters
relief2, assist2, remedy3, succor2
7 letters
support2, benefit3, comfort2, backing2, succour
9 letters
advantage3
10 letters
protection3
13 letters
reinforcement4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (relief2 = 2 syllables).