Distract and Help

Opposite meaning words

Distract verb - To draw the attention or mind to something else.

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Help is an antonym for distract in confuse topic.

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

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Distract is an antonym for help.

Nearby Words: helpful, helped, helpless, helper, helping

hero	distract hero	help hero
man	distract man	help man
people	distract people	help people
group	distract group	help group
Other words: someone, team, characters, father, anyone, player, everyone, players, victims, guys, heroes.

Mr. Scott pulled off a brief Fake Faint to distract and help disarm an intellectually-empowered, yet still-not-all-that-bright female alien in the "Spock's Brain" episode of Star Trek.

Source: Fainting
A Heroic Bystander can also defend a person's reputation, distract a villain with a Defiant Stone Throw or help someone out who needs help, when no one else is doing so.

Source: Heroic Bystander
The military does help a little with their A-10 Warthogs being able to at least distract and/or disorient their targets, but can't deal any real damage.

Source: Gunship Rescue

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