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aid

[eyd] / eɪd /
NOUN
help, support
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assistance benefit care compensation cooperation gift relief service subsidy treatment
STRONG
advancement advice advocacy alleviation allowance assist attention backing backup benefaction benevolence bounty charity comfort deliverance encouragement endowment favor furtherance giving guidance hand handout lift ministration ministry patronage promotion reinforcement rescue reward salvation sustenance
WEAK
leg up shot in the arm
Antonyms
STRONGEST
damage harm hindrance hurt injury loss penalty stoppage
STRONG
disfavor ill will malevolence opposition silence stop taking unkindness
WEAK
blockage impediment obstruction
VERB
help, support
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abet alleviate assist encourage promote subsidize
STRONG
befriend benefact favor lighten mitigate relieve serve sustain
WEAK
bail out go to bat for go with lend a hand open doors for stick up for straighten out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deter discourage hinder hurt
STRONG
burden upset
WEAK
block impede injure obstruct

Example Sentences

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In Debel, close to the Israeli border, inhabitants prepared to celebrate Easter Sunday despite the sound of bombardment around their village, now almost totally cut off from the world and dependent on aid deliveries.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

If colleges do not submit the data, the government can fine them under the Higher Education Act of 1965, which details requirements for colleges that receive federal financial aid for students, such as Pell Grants.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Lower-income Americans have struggled with the end of pandemic-era aid and inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The good news is that after accounting for financial aid and adjusting for inflation, college costs have moderated in the last six years.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

A mouse of a certain age strode up with the aid of a matchstick cane, gold-topped.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.