Yahoo India Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   help

   /hɛlp/

   verb

   • 1. make it easier or possible for (someone) to do something by offering one's services or resources: "they helped her with domestic chores" Similar assistaidhelp outlend a hand tolend a helping hand togive assistance tocome to the aid ofsuccouraid and abetbe of service tobe of use tobe useful todo someone a favourdo someone a servicedo someone a good turnbail/bale someone outcome to someone's rescuegive someone a leg upcooperate withdo one's bit forrally roundpitch inchip ininformal:get someone out of a tight spotsave someone's baconsave someone's skinmuck in withget stuck in withOpposite hinder
   • ▪ improve (a situation or problem); be of benefit to: "upbeat comments about prospects helped confidence" Similar relievesootheamelioratealleviatemake bettereaseimproveassuagepalliatelessenmitigateremedycurehealrestoreOpposite worsenaggravate
   • ▪ assist (someone) to move: "I helped her up"
   • ▪ assist someone to put on or take off (a garment): "she would help him off with his coat"
   • 2. serve someone with (food or drink): "may I help you to some more meat?"
   • ▪ take something without permission: "just help yourself if you need anything"
   • 3. cannot or could not avoid: "he couldn't help laughing"
   • ▪ cannot or could not stop oneself from doing something: "she couldn't help herself; she burst into tears"

   noun

   • 1. the action of helping someone to do something: "I asked for help from my neighbours" Similar assistanceaida helping handsupportsuccouradviceguidancesolutionbenefituseadvantageservicecomfortavailcooperationcollaborationbackingencouragementinformal:a shot in the armOpposite hindrance
   • ▪ the fact of being useful: "the skimpy manual isn't much help for beginners"
   • ▪ a person or thing that helps: "she's been given financial help with travel"
   • ▪ a domestic employee: "she has taught herself to cook since the defection of the last of the village helps" Similar domestic workerdomestic helpdomestic servantcleanercleaning womancleaning ladyhome helpmaidhousemaidhousekeeperservanthired helphelperassistantemployeeworkerinformal:dailydaily womanskivvyMrs Mopdated:charwomancharladychararchaic:scullionabigail
   • ▪ giving assistance to a computer user in the form of displayed instructions: "a help menu"

   exclamation

   • 1. used as an appeal for urgent assistance: "Help! I'm drowning!"

   Word Origin Old Englishhelpan (verb), help (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch helpen and German helfen.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • H

     4

   • E

     1

   • L

     1

   • P

     3

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points

2. www.thesaurus.com › browse › help164 Synonyms & Antonyms for HELP | Thesaurus.com

   www.thesaurus.com › browse › help

   • Cached

   Some close synonyms for help can be used as a noun or as a verb: aid and support. Each can have different shades of meaning. Aid is more formal, and it’s often used in the context of serious situations. Support can be used in different ways. It often emphasizes the fact that the person being helped is not alone.

   • 11 Synonyms & Antonyms for Helping

     Find 11 different ways to say HELPING, along with antonyms,...

   • Helping Hand

     Find 8 different ways to say HELPING HAND, along with...

   • Worth

     Find 7 different ways to say TWO CENTS WORTH, along with...

   • Handicap

     Find 77 different ways to say HANDICAP, along with antonyms,...

   • Adornment

     Find 19 different ways to say ADORNMENT, along with...

   • Nourishment

     Find 18 different ways to say NOURISHMENT, along with...

   • Ownership

     Find 27 different ways to say OWNERSHIP, along with...

   • Directions

     Find 22 different ways to say DIRECTION(S), along with...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › helpHELP Synonyms: 307 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam ...

   www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › help

   • Cached

   Find 307 synonyms and antonyms of help, a verb and a noun, with definitions and examples. Compare and contrast different meanings and usage of help and related words.

   • Some common synonyms of help are ameliorate, better, and improve. While all these words mean "to make more acceptable or to bring nearer a standard...
   • Although the words ameliorate and help have much in common, ameliorate implies making more tolerable or acceptable conditions that are hard to endu...
   • Both improve and better are general and interchangeable and apply to what can be made better whether it is good or bad. // measures to further impr...

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › helpHELP - 166 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

   dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › help

   • Cached

   Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms of help. Learn more. If you help someone, you make it easier for them to do something by doing some of the work yourself. Cambridge English Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press.

5. People also ask

   How is the word help different from other similar verbs?

   • How is the word help distinct from other similar verbs? Some common synonyms of help are ameliorate, better, and improve. While all these words mean "to make more acceptable or to bring nearer a standard," help implies a bettering that still leaves room for improvement.

   HELP Synonyms: 307 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/help

   See all results for this question

   What is another word for with the help?

   • Synonyms for with the help of include through, by, using, with, per, via, on, because of, by use of and by virtue of. Find more similar words at wordhippo.com!

   What is another word for "with the help of"? - WordHippo

   www.wordhippo.com/what-is/another-word-for/with_the_help_of.html

   See all results for this question

   What is a close synonym of the verb sense of help?

   • A close synonym of the verb sense of help is assist. Assist can mean the same thing as help, but it can imply that the assistance is only part of the help being offered. The informal term lend a hand (in which a hand means assistance) often means the same thing. Some close synonyms for help can be used as a noun or as a verb: aid and support.

   164 Synonyms & Antonyms for HELP | Thesaurus.com

   www.thesaurus.com/browse/help

   See all results for this question

   What is a synonym for helping?

   • And here comes another synonym of helping: be an example. When we provide an example of how a person can behave, act, and respond to various situations, we are helping plenty of people out there, even if we do not know them.

   HELPING SYNONYM - The Happiness of Knowledge

   thehappinessofknowledge.com/helping-synonym/

   See all results for this question

6. www.wordhippo.com › what-is › another-word-forWhat is another word for help? | Help Synonyms - WordHippo ...

   www.wordhippo.com › what-is › another-word-for

   • Cached

   Find synonyms for help in different contexts, such as noun, verb, interjection, and adjective. Browse a list of similar words from the thesaurus that you can use instead of help.

7. www.powerthesaurus.org › help › synonymsHelp synonyms - 3 452 Words and Phrases for Help

   www.powerthesaurus.org › help › synonyms

   • Cached

   Another way to say Help? Synonyms for Help (other words and phrases for Help).

8. www.powerthesaurus.org › helpHELP in Thesaurus: 1000+ Synonyms & Antonyms for HELP

   www.powerthesaurus.org › help

   • Cached

   Find over 1000 words that mean the same or the opposite of HELP, such as assist, support, aid, or relief. See how to use them in sentences and learn their definitions.

9. www.thesaurus.net › helpHELP: 2068 Synonyms and 15709 Antonyms | Thesaurus.net

   www.thesaurus.net › help

   • Cached

   Discover 2068 unique synonyms for 'help' including antonyms, paraphrases, hypernyms and hyponyms on Thesaurus.net.