HELPS Synonyms: 221 Similar and Opposite Words

helps

verb

present tense third-person singular of help

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

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as in relieves

to make more bearable or less severe the new ointment didn't help Josh's sunburn one bit

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as in prevents

to keep from happening by taking action in advance they couldn't help the way things turned out

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as in benefits

to provide with something useful or desirable being independently wealthy certainly helped him during his years as a struggling young artist

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as in improves

to make better some minor revisions would help this essay immensely

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Recent Examples of helps January 20 – February 18 A shift in perspective today helps everything make more sense. —

Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026 For ease of watering, elevate your rain barrel so when the hose is connected to the bottom, gravity helps the water flow from the spout. —

Steve Bender, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026 Breathable mesh uppers keep your feet cool on warm days, while cloud-like cushioning helps absorb the shock from each step. —

Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2026 Waze users can confirm or flag potholes, which helps improve accuracy over time. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026 Toledo, the Philadelphia woman who helps support her parents on the island, witnessed another side of the health crisis during her visit to Cuba in October. —

Sarah Moreno updated April 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026 In 2006, Mary-Mitchell Campbell joined forces with a group of Juilliard students to found Artists Striving to End Poverty, which helps young artists find their voice, which has since been rebranded as Arts Ignite. —

Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026 While not actively mining, the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine helps visitors understand the history of the industry, how it has been made safer over time, and what's still involved in extracting important natural resources today. —

Zach Wichter, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026 Gallup’s latest workplace research found that 30% team engagement helps explain why. —

Richard P. Weigand, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2026

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The dimness of the shuttle gallery also assists in the immersive fantasy, both as an artistic choice and a practical one due to the shuttle’s sensitivity to light.

— Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
The movie is adapted from the French novel of the same name (Le mage du Kremlin, in French) by author Giuliano de Empoli and casts Paul Dano as a fictional character named Vadim Baranov, who assists Putin in his rise to the center of Russia's government.

— Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026