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aid

[eyd] / eɪd /
NOUN
help, support
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assistance benefit care compensation cooperation gift relief service subsidy treatment
STRONG
advancement advice advocacy alleviation allowance assist attention backing backup benefaction benevolence bounty charity comfort deliverance encouragement endowment favor furtherance giving guidance hand handout lift ministration ministry patronage promotion reinforcement rescue reward salvation sustenance
WEAK
leg up shot in the arm
Antonyms
STRONGEST
damage harm hindrance hurt injury loss penalty stoppage
STRONG
disfavor ill will malevolence opposition silence stop taking unkindness
WEAK
blockage impediment obstruction
VERB
help, support
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abet alleviate assist encourage promote subsidize
STRONG
befriend benefact favor lighten mitigate relieve serve sustain
WEAK
bail out go to bat for go with lend a hand open doors for stick up for straighten out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deter discourage hinder hurt
STRONG
burden upset
WEAK
block impede injure obstruct

Example Sentences

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Critics saw the tattling as a shift from mutual aid toward control and branding.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

But now lessons from personal finance are being integrated into all areas of the Berea curriculum, where most students attend tuition-free and many get financial aid for room and board.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Afghanistan is in the middle of a humanitarian crisis, compounded by drought and huge cuts in foreign aid, rights groups say.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

The rules vary widely, and hospitals often make you jump through hoops, but some do offer aid even to people who qualify as middle-class.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Then, remembering La Llorona and all that she had done for us so far, I began to wonder why she had not been the one to come to our aid.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

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