Aid and Balk

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Aid verb - To provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end.

Usage example: sought to aid her in her search for a dachshund puppy by looking online

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Balk is an antonym for aid.

Nearby Words: aids, aided, aide, aiding, aider

Balk noun - Something that makes movement or progress difficult.

Usage example: the extravagant centerpiece proved to be a balk to the flow of conversation

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Aid is an antonym for balk in topics: foil, thwart, stop short.

Nearby Words: balked, balky, balking

way

aid way

balk way

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