Aid and Command

Opposite meaning words

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

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Command is an antonym for aid.

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

Command verb - To issue orders to (someone) by right of authority.

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Aid is an antonym for command in topics: demand, rule.

human	human aid	human command
better	better aid	better command
specific	specific aid	specific command
direct	direct aid	direct command
Other adjectives: proper, actual, real, great, immediate, temporary, military, basic, soviet.

party	aid party	command party
force	aid force	command force
people	aid people	command people
army	aid army	command army
Other words: way, magic, side, anyone, enemy, forces, players, creatures, armies.

Eventually, Spec Ops command will lend you some aid in the classic "toss 'em a big gun" manner.

Source: Video Game / Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 has an ostensibly puppet Soviet government invade the United States with the aid of psychic powers to neutralize the American nuclear arsenal.

Source: Invaded States of America
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Pretty much the entire chain of escalation could have been prevented if ECA high command had seen the big picture and allowed Wolfgang to aid the Russians in 2041.

Source: Video Game / Rise of the Reds

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