34 Synonyms & Antonyms For ASSISTANCE

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  • Definitions assistance [uh-sis-tuhns] / əˈsɪs təns / NOUN help Synonyms STRONGEST aid backing benefit compensation cooperation help relief service support STRONG abetment assist boost collaboration comfort facilitation furtherance hand handout lift reinforcement sustenance WEAK helping hand Antonyms STRONGEST blockage damage harm hindrance hurt injury loss obstruction opposition stop STRONG stoppage

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    Healthcare and social assistance have driven almost all the job creation in recent years.

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    January’s jobs report showed the economy added 130,000 jobs, with most of those gains concentrated in healthcare and social assistance, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    From The Wall Street Journal

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    The Sheriff’s Office said the investigation was conducted with assistance from the FBI, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office and the district attorney’s office.

    From Los Angeles Times

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    Tesla sales won’t be suspended in California after regulators ruled Tuesday that the electric vehicle company has stopped misleading customers about its driver assistance features.

    From Los Angeles Times

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    Home care workers provide personal assistance with activities such as bathing, dressing and eating, among other duties.

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    Words related to assistance are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word assistance. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

    abetment advantage advantages advocacy aid alms assist assists association associations backing behalf benefaction benefit boost charity convenience cooperation cure donation donations encouragement favor good deed good turn grant hand handout instrumentality kindness lift medicament medication medications palliation participation partnership partnerships patronage patronization philanthropy physic prop redress relief remedies remedy scholarship service subsidies subsidy subvention succor support supports teamwork transferal trump card trumps vantage worth

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