Help and Ward off

Opposite meaning terms

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

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Ward off is an antonym for help.

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

Ward off verb - Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening.

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Help is an antonym for ward off in topics: fool, exclude, expel, thwart, prevent.

Comically Missing the Point: The gargoyles ward off the soldiers with the help of a catapult.

Source: Disney / The Hunchback of Notre Dame
He also pretended to be Terri's husband to help her get a promotion and ward off the advances of her lecherous boss.

Source: The Beard
He has dynamite to help him blow up large rocks, flares to ward off bats, and a limited air supply.

Source: Video Game / Spelunker

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