Aid and Burden

Opposite meaning words

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

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Burden is an antonym for aid in help topic.

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

Burden verb - To place a weight or burden on.

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Aid is an antonym for burden in topics: stress, encumber.

Nearby Words: burdened, burdensome, burdening

direct	direct aid	direct burden
legal	legal aid	legal burden
sheer	sheer aid	sheer burden
actual	actual aid	actual burden
Other adjectives: real, massive, great, psychological, military, significant, greater, financial.

people	aid people	burden people
family	aid family	burden family
team	aid team	burden team
magic	aid magic	burden magic
Other words: father, anyone, sister, friends.

King Mongkut of Siam once tried to send a herd of elephants to American President James Buchanan to aid in transportation and as beasts of burden.

Source: Awesome But Impractical / Military
Then, Ten and Eleven show up to aid him, lessening his burden.

Source: It's a Wonderful Plot
Zelda never lets up on reminding him what a great burden it is for her to lend any amount of aid to the guy that regularly saves her, her family, her kingdom, and her entire damn universe, on a weekly basis.

Source: Dude, Where's My Reward?

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