Synonyms of helps

helps

verb

present tense third-person singular of help

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assists
• aids
• supports
• reinforces
• encourages
• facilitates
• saves
• promotes
• abets
• backs
• guides
• bolsters
• serves
• endorses
• bears a hand
• furthers
• stands one in good stead
• props (up)
• fosters
• backstops
• sponsors
• eases
• advises
• sustains
• comforts
• rescues
• ministers (to)
• attends
• forwards
• launches
• patronizes
• benefits
• champions
• boosts
• advances
• nurtures
• obliges
• cares (for)
• emboldens
• counsels
• buttresses
• heartens
• succors
• favors
• profits
• mentors
• delivers
• bails out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hinders
• impedes
• inhibits
• interferes
• blocks
• hampers
• obstructs
• restrains
• constrains
• fails
• frustrates
• opposes
• thwarts
• holds back
• bars
• balks
• baffles
• strangles
• handicaps
• sabotages
• discourages
• disappoints
• foils
• lets down
• inconveniences
• hurts
• deserts
• retards
• stifles
• represses
• harms
• damages
• injures
• disheartens
• stunts
• straitens

2

as in relieves

to make more bearable or less severe

the new ointment didn't help Josh's sunburn one bit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relieves
• alleviates
• soothes
• eases
• mitigates
• softens
• improves
• allays
• enhances
• heals
• assuages
• cures
• mollifies
• lightens
• palliates
• moderates
• tempers
• remedies
• corrects
• enriches
• abates
• repairs
• refines
• amends
• rectifies
• fixes
• perfects
• reforms
• ameliorates
• betters
• mends
• emends
• meliorates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hurts
• impairs
• aggravates
• harms
• injures
• exacerbates
• intensifies
• heightens
• sharpens

3

as in prevents

to keep from happening by taking action in advance

they couldn't help the way things turned out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prevents
• averts
• precludes
• provides
• obviates
• avoids
• forestalls
• escapes
• anticipates
• hinders
• saves
• heads off
• deters
• neutralizes
• impedes
• staves off
• shakes
• thwarts
• nullifies
• frustrates
• evades
• hampers
• interferes (with)
• eludes
• negates
• forbids
• baffles
• retards
• prohibits
• balks
• deflects
• stops
• inhibits
• counteracts
• shuns
• foils
• blocks
• makes up (for)
• counterbalances
• stalls
• offsets
• eschews
• compensates (for)
• circumvents
• checks
• halts
• fends (off)
• bars
• wards (off)
• checkmates
• ducks
• arrests
• dodges
• shirks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assists
• aids
• facilitates
• encourages
• abets
• eases
• smooths
• promotes
• allows
• lets
• fosters
• furthers
• advances
• permits
• nurtures
• cultivates
• leaves
• forwards
• unclogs

4

as in benefits

to provide with something useful or desirable

being independently wealthy certainly helped him during his years as a struggling young artist

Synonyms & Similar Words

• benefits
• advantages
• avails
• serves
• aids
• assists
• improves
• works (for)
• profits
• succeeds
• pleases
• satisfies
• blesses
• contents
• delights
• gladdens
• betters
• gratifies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hinders
• impedes
• hurts
• impairs
• damages
• harms
• injures
• afflicts
• upsets
• distresses

5

as in improves

to make better

some minor revisions would help this essay immensely

Synonyms & Similar Words

• improves
• enhances
• enriches
• refines
• ameliorates
• perfects
• amends
• remedies
• betters
• upgrades
• reinforces
• remediates
• meliorates
• strengthens
• intensifies
• corrects
• rectifies
• rehabilitates
• reforms
• boosts
• revises
• fortifies
• emends
• reworks
• refurbishes
• edits
• fines
• hones
• fine-tunes
• revamps
• polishes
• beefs (up)
• rehabs
• redrafts
• touches up
• retouches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worsens
• hurts
• impairs
• harms
• vitiates
• damages
• injures
• reduces
• tarnishes
• spoils
• flaws
• diminishes
• disfigures
• lessens
• lowers
• blights
• mars
• defaces
• endamages
• blemishes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of helps

Besides paternity and maternity leave, the company helps pay off student loans, provides support for aging parents, reimburses IVF and surrogacy expenses, and offers support programs for neurodiverse employees and parents of neurodiverse children. — Tamlin Magee, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Taking a long-term view, often 10, 20 or even 30 years ahead, helps guide estate and wealth transfer decisions, Clapp said. — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Semaglutide, sold as Ozempic and Wegovy, is a synthetic peptide designed to mimic GLP-1, which helps regulate satiety. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026

Next-level attentiveness from friendly staff certainly helps. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

The country singer also asked fans to donate to the Young Center for Immigrant Rights, which helps children whose parents have faced deportations, during the opening night of her tour in Chicago back in August. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Skin in the game Another entrant in last year's startup contest pitched a biotech company that helps people track their exposure to harmful ultraviolet rays and potentially detect skin cancer earlier. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

The program also helps build networks among women, enabling collaboration, information-sharing and the clarification of questions. — Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Its firming blend of retinol capsules, peptides, and collagen helps boost bounce and smooth the look of fine lines with consistent use, while glycerin and niacinamide soothe dryness and seal in moisture. — Madison San Miguel, Allure, 1 Oct. 2026