Aid and Harm

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Aid

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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Harm is an antonym for aid in help topic.
Nearby Words: aids, aided, aide, aiding, aider

Harm

Harm verb - To cause bodily damage to.
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Synonyms for Harm
Antonyms for Harm
Aid is an antonym for harm in topics: damage, injure.
Nearby Words: harmful, harmed, harmless, harmfully, harming
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How words are described

direct direct aid direct harm
actual actual aid actual harm
real real aid real harm
massive massive aid massive harm
Other adjectives: great, little, vital, useful, immediate, psychological, general, possible, temporary, indirect, significant, greater, external, financial, magical.

Common collocations

humanity aid humanity harm humanity
character aid character harm character
people aid people harm people
children aid children harm children
Other words: family, someone, anyone, player, enemy, son, humans, friends, players, creatures, students, members, heroes.

Both words in one sentence

  • Disney / Springtime for Pluto The quail attempts to eat the caterpillar, but the aid that Pluto offers the quail ultimately does more harm than good as it ends up causing the quail to get stuck in the burrow.
    Source: Disney / Springtime for Pluto
  • Tabletop Game / Dragon Dice Functional Magic: All races can cast magic to aid themselves in combat and harm or hinder their enemies.
    Source: Tabletop Game / Dragon Dice
  • Tabletop Game / Monster of the Week Healing Magic Is the Hardest: Magical healing moves are barely better than regular first aid, healing at most 2 harm, whereas most monster attacks and the Spell-slinger's combat magic can inflict 4-5 harm at a time.
    Source: Tabletop Game / Monster of the Week
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