helpmates
Companions who assist
Helpmates are companions who provide assistance and support, especially in shared work or life.
The word most often appears in the context of marriage, describing a spouse as a partner in life's labors: They were helpmates for fifty years.
The term carries an old-fashioned, slightly biblical tone, echoing the idea of a helper suited to another.
Cooperative partners united together
- associatesConnected persons or links
- collaboratorsPeople who work jointly
- accomplicesPartners in crime
- confederatesAllies in wrongdoing
cohorts · coworkers · colleagues · teammates · assistants · aides · deputies · seconds
Married partners
- consortsSpouses of rulers
- companionsThose who accompany
- bedfellowsThose sharing sleeping space
- counterpartsEquivalent persons or things
copartners · twosomes · pairings · duos · helpmeets · soulmates · homemakers · co-parents
Support given freely
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- backingAid or sponsorship
- reliefEasing of distress
- serviceAid or maintenance
guidance · mentorship · advocacy · facilitation · caregivers · nurturers · supporters · benefactors
allies
Cooperative partners united together
- associatesConnected persons or links
- collaboratorsPeople who work jointly
- accomplicesPartners in crime
confederates · cohorts · coworkers · colleagues · teammates · assistants · aides · deputies · seconds · adjutants
spouses
Married partners
- consortsSpouses of rulers
- companionsThose who accompany
- bedfellowsThose sharing sleeping space
counterparts · copartners · twosomes · pairings · duos · helpmeets · soulmates · homemakers · co-parents · housewives
aid
Support given freely
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- backingAid or sponsorship
- reliefEasing of distress
service · guidance · mentorship · advocacy · facilitation · caregivers · nurturers · supporters · benefactors · providers
helpmatesrivals
Those who compete
adversaries · enemies · antagonists · opponents · foes
helpmatesstrangers
People unknown to you
loners · isolates · solitaries · independents · lone wolves
helpmateshindrances
Things that obstruct progress
obstacles · burdens · saboteurs · liabilities · encumbrances