STANDING ONE IN GOOD STEAD Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

standing one in good stead

phrase

Definition of standing one in good stead next

present participle of to stand one in good stead

as in assisting

to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end Her good memory for names always stood her in good stead when she was at a party.

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

assisting
aiding
helping
propping (up)
supporting
bearing a hand
reinforcing
backing
abetting
ministering (to)
saving
backstopping
caring (for)
encouraging
promoting
facilitating
guiding
endorsing
bolstering
sponsoring
forwarding
comforting
indorsing
furthering
attending
launching
fostering
serving
rescuing
bailing out
benefiting
patronizing
advancing
championing
counselling
sustaining
easing
mentoring
benefitting
advising
reenforcing
counseling
succoring
boosting
nurturing
heartening
profiting
buttressing
obliging
favoring
delivering
emboldening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

holding back
blocking
hindering
restraining
opposing
impeding
barring
interfering
inhibiting
hampering
obstructing
frustrating
letting down
handicapping
constraining
disappointing
strangling
balking
baffling
failing
thwarting
sabotaging
discouraging
deserting
disheartening
retarding
foiling
damaging
stifling
inconveniencing
hurting
stunting
repressing
injuring
harming
straitening

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“Standing one in good stead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standing%20one%20in%20good%20stead. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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