Synonyms of succour
19 similar words · 16 opposite words
Another word for succour is help. Other synonyms of succour are support and aid.
Synonyms and similar words for succour
verbTo give aid, assistance, or help.
Opposite of succour
verbTo give aid, assistance, or help.
- afflict
- aggrieve
- agonize
- anguish
- dere British, dialectal
- excruciateTo inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture.
- hurt
- irritate
- pangTo cause to have great pain or suffering; to torment, to torture.
- pine
- rack
- tormentTo cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.).
- tortureTo intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone), usually with the aim of forcing confessions or...
- wring figuratively
- ache literary, rare
- throe obsolete
Meaning of succour
- noun Aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress; ministration.
- noun Aid or assistance in the form of military equipment and soldiers, especially reinforcements sent to support military action.
- noun Protection, refuge, shelter; (countable) a place providing such protection, refuge or shelter.
succour in other languages
Questions about synonyms of succour
- What is another word for succour?
- Succour has 19 synonyms on Word.ws, such as help, support and aid.
- What is the opposite of succour?
- The opposite of succour is torture. Other antonyms of succour are torment, pang, hurt, afflict and aggrieve.
- What does succour mean?
- Succour means aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress; ministration.
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