aid

Synonyms: advancement advice advocacy alleviation allowance assist assistance attention backing backup benefaction benefit benevolence bounty care charity comfort compensation cooperation deliverance encouragement endowment favor furtherance gift giving guidance hand handout leg up lift ministration ministry patronage promotion reinforcement relief rescue reward salvation service shot in the arm subsidy sustenance treatment

Antonyms: blockage hindrance impediment injury obstruction

Synonyms: abet alleviate assist bail out befriend benefact encourage favor go to bat for go with lend a hand lighten mitigate open doors for promote relieve serve stick up for straighten out subsidize sustain

Antonyms: block hinder hurt impede injure obstruct