ASSISTED Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

assisted

verb

past tense of assist

as in aided

to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end you can assist families in need by donating old clothes in good condition

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Recent Examples of assisted She was assisted by corrections officers in exiting the witness room. — Jamie Stengle, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026 During a virtual walk-through of the exhibition, Alexandra Foradas, the museum’s curator of modern and contemporary art who assisted Moore Saggese in realizing the show in New Jersey, provided a useful way of thinking about what Basquiat was doing. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026 Three of the soccer players, including Yang Min-hyuk, who assisted the winning goal against Japan, made comments that were viewed as insensitive. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 On his quest, Clarkson will be assisted by car designer Ian Callum, the brains behind the original F-Type and the Aston Martin Vanquish. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026 Former Stars forward Ty Dellandrea made his season debut in place of Celebrini, who assisted on Igor Chernyshov's overtime goal Saturday against Los Angeles. — CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 The victim reportedly called his girlfriend, a retired lifeguard, who helped him from the boat, assisted him onshore and called for emergency responders. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Caleigh Keating assisted in the production of this newsletter. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026 Rantzen was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 2023 and went on to become a prominent campaigner for legalizing assisted dying in the UK. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

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In perhaps the most likely outcome, humans will continue to be responsible for many discoveries, often aided by AI along the way.

— Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
The Horned Frogs were aided by BYU’s offensive line committing multiple penalties and having multiple low snaps to Bachmeier, but even without BYU’s mistakes, the Horned Frogs routinely disrupted BYU’s offensive rhythm.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026

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Over in markets, declines in Treasury yields and gains in key technology names helped to push the S&P 500 to a fresh all-time intraday high on Tuesday.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
As Madison explains, picking her first post-Oscar gig definitely stressed her out, but her desire to grow her career and range (a la Cate Blanchett and Isabelle Huppert) helped push her to take on the project.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026