assistant

[uh-sis-tuhnt] / əˈsɪs tənt /

NOUN

helper

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aide apprentice associate attendant backup colleague companion deputy friend partner representative secretary

STRONG

abettor accessory accomplice adherent adjunct ally appointee auxiliary backer coadjutor collaborator confederate cooperator flunky follower gofer help helpmate mate patron peon subordinate supporter temp

WEAK

coadjutant fellow worker right-hand person squire temporary worker

Antonyms

STRONGEST

antagonist boss detractor enemy foe manager opponent stranger

STRONG

adversary leader

Example Sentences

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But the judge said he had no authority to undo Essayli’s designation as first assistant.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

ServiceNow is integrating Moveworks’s conversational AI assistant and reasoning agent, enhancing the way users interact with its existing agentic platform.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Prior to that, LaNeve was a senior military assistant to Hegseth, a role he had been in since April 2025.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Mastick and co-author Rachel Welicky, an assistant professor at Neumann University in Pennsylvania, tested different techniques to analyze the samples.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

“I’ave the honor of being Nigel’s new assistant cabin steward. “’E picked me over all the others!

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

assistant

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