Aid synonyms

64 synonyms for aid such as encourage, abettance, a leg up, abet, accelerate, and boost. Aid is a noun, and its antonyms are hindrance and hinder.

Another word for aid

1. support

A helping hand, abettance, assistance, backing, cooperation, encouragement, help, succour, and support.

2. contributions

A leg up, alms, backing, benefits, bursaries, charity, contributions, debt remission, donations, financial assistance, funding, gifts, grants, handouts, largesse, offerings, patronage, relief, scholarships, shot in the arm, sponsorship, subsidies, subvention, and welfare.

3. abet

Abet, assist, avail, back, back up, be of service to, come to the aid of, give assistance to, help, lend a hand to, second, stand by, succour, support, sustain, and uphold.

4. encourage

Opposite, accelerate, boost, encourage, expedite, facilitate, further, give a boost/lift/push to, hasten, help, promote, smooth/clear the way for, speed up, and spur on.

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