HELPS Synonyms: 221 Similar and Opposite Words

helps

verb

present tense third-person singular of help

as in assists

to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end offered to help her widowed father when he moved into an apartment

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as in relieves

to make more bearable or less severe the new ointment didn't help Josh's sunburn one bit

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as in prevents

to keep from happening by taking action in advance they couldn't help the way things turned out

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as in benefits

to provide with something useful or desirable being independently wealthy certainly helped him during his years as a struggling young artist

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as in improves

to make better some minor revisions would help this essay immensely

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Recent Examples of helps Jackson supports expanding the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps certain homeowners and renters with energy costs. — Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026 Intelligence provided by the US and other partners helps Ukraine defend against Russian ballistic missile attacks by providing the locations of missile launchers as well as data on where the strikes are heading, and when. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026 Since no treatment is 100% effective, combing also helps to remove eggs that would later hatch into live lice and would need to be killed with the second treatment. — Emily J. C. Wong, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026 Having some of the coolest-looking cars racing today certainly helps, whether that’s the (mostly) hybrid prototypes or the GTs, racing versions of road-going cars from Porsche, Ferrari, and others. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026 But, if this set helps more listeners join the HABIBTI pool, then great. — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026 Tau typically helps stabilize the internal scaffolding of nerve cells. — Mike McRae 13, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026 There is no secret to how Potts consistently helps athletes surpass their own expectations. — Pj Green october 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026 Instructor Michael Johnson helps oversee the aviation program, preparing students for a range of careers in an industry seeking skilled workers. — Steve Pickett, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

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Services offer help with navigating Medicare Sandra O'Neill, a director at Family and Children's Association on Long Island, runs a program that assists people who have Medicare questions.

— Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2026
Uribe was based at the Mather National Guard facility near Rancho Cordova and served as a member of the state Counterdrug Task Force, a unit that assists local, tribal and federal law enforcement entities in combating drug traffickers.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of assists

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Trump, Zelensky, and European leaders need to organize their actions in a way that relieves pressure on the Ukrainian economy while showing growing willingness to exploit critical Russian vulnerabilities.

— Eric Ciaramella, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026
In this manner, writing and fantasy relieves adults of the selfish flights of fancy that give rise to tension in our psyches.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of relieves

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Users were likely restricted from properly spelling out such words because, by design, the platform prevents emoji from being used more than once in reaction to a post.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
In addition to being barred from ever owning livestock again, Barr’s plea agreement prevents him from owning or living with any type of animal for 15 years, according to PETA.

— Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 16 Oct. 2026

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But MacDonald said that, anecdotally, the payoff is that the dam removals restored a more free-flowing river that benefits fish and people.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
The organization paying for it may also receive only part of its value, as when a hospital funds a system that benefits patients and insurers.

— Hani Assi, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of benefits

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This process aids in the development of classic sparkling wine flavors such as shortbread, brioche, and crème fraiche as well as a smooth, creamy mouthfeel and a sense of opulence.

— Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2026
The waiver gives the studio permission to create a duplicate of an actor in costume, which aids in VFX work during postproduction.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of aids

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Shortening the distance between them, Apple says, alleviates data bottlenecks among the CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine, enabling better sustained multitasking performance and unlocking new capabilities for running local AI models.

— Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
Morgan Stanley’s Joseph Moore said the arrangement alleviates concerns about circular financing because third-party investors would provide most of the capital, while Nvidia would participate only to a limited extent.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of alleviates

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But multiple studies have shown the flu vaccine reduces the disease’s severity and averts hospitalizations and deaths.

— Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2026
At every save point, the game forces James to stare at his reflection, and after the story’s plot twist, James averts his eyes, unable to face his own guilt.

— Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026