Help
Help noun - An act or instance of helping.
Strain
Strain noun - The line of ancestors from whom a person is descended.
How words are described
| emotional | emotional help | emotional strain |
| physical | physical help | physical strain |
| special | special help | special strain |
| considerable | considerable help | considerable strain |
| Other adjectives: sheer, real, massive, big, great, serious, huge, psychic, new, major, mental, psychological, final, less, further, extra, additional, significant, tremendous, last, financial. | ||
Common collocations
| bit | help bit | strain bit |
Both words in one sentence
- Papa Moai sees all, knows all — but can't be bothered to help a little boy because it'd strain his back.
Source: Webcomic / Red Meat -
In DuckTales, Gyro invents a robotic maid to help take the strain off Scrooge's housekeepers.
Source: Not Good with Rejection -
Not Good with Rejection: Gyro invents a robotic maid to help take the strain off Scrooge's housekeepers.
Source: Western Animation / DuckTales
Cite this Source
Strain and Help. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/help/strain
Help & Strain. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/help/strain>.
Strain or Help. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/help/strain.
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