Assist and Obstruct

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Assist

Assist verb - To provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end.
Usage example: you can assist families in need by donating old clothes in good condition
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Obstruct is an antonym for assist in topics: facilitate, help.
Nearby Words: assistance, assistant, assisted, assisting

Obstruct

Obstruct verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.
Usage example: this would go much faster if you would stop obstructing me with your constant interruptions
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Antonyms for Obstruct
Assist is an antonym for obstruct in topics: impede, prevent.
Nearby Words: obstruction, obstructive, obstructing
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Common collocations

link assist link obstruct link
movement assist movement obstruct movement
team assist team obstruct team
way assist way obstruct way
Other words: players, movements, heroes.
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