Aid and Buttonhole

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

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Buttonhole is an antonym for aid.

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

Buttonhole verb - Detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors.

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Aid is an antonym for buttonhole in topics: bother, hold, pressure, approach for conversation or solicitation.

Nearby Words: buttonholed, buttonholing

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Buttonhole and Aid. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/aid/buttonhole

Aid & Buttonhole. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/aid/buttonhole>.

Buttonhole or Aid. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/aid/buttonhole.

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