I. verb
Synonyms: help 1, abet, assist, benefact, do for, help out, stead
Related Word: alleviate, lighten, mitigate, relieve
Antonyms: impede
II. noun
1.
Synonyms: help 1, assist, assistance, comfort, hand, lift, relief, secours, succor, support
2.
Synonyms: help 2, support
Related Word: alleviation, assuagement, mitigation; backing, support
Idioms: a leg up
Contrasted words: check, curb, restraint; bar, obstacle, obstruction
Antonyms: impediment
3.
Synonyms: helper , ancilla, assistant, attendant, help, striker
4.
Synonyms: assistant 2, aide, aide-de-camp, coadjutant, coadjutor, lieutenant
Related Word: aider, befriender, benefactor, ministrant, succorer; striker