differences, variations, disparities, divergences, contrasts, dissimilarities, separations, discriminations, differentiations, nuances, peculiarities, characteristics, idiosyncrasies, particularities,... [more]
assistants - helpers - aides - supporters - adjuncts - deputies - associates - subordinates - backups - coadjutors - lieutenants - seconds - sidekicks - partners - collaborators - colleagues - companions - comrades - confederates - allies - accomplices - co-workers - facilitators - enablers - seconds-in-command - right-hand men - right-hand women - right hands - aides-de-camp - adjutants - underlings - minions - henchmen - retainers - servitors - functionaries - operatives - agents - proxies - representatives - stand-ins - substitutes - alternates - reserves - surrogates - standbys - understudies - reliefs
Auxiliaries are verbs used in forming tenses, moods, and voices of other verbs. Also known as helping verbs, they include forms of 'be', 'do', 'have,' and modal verbs like 'can', 'will', 'shall', 'may', etc. They assist in conveying additional nuances like time, possibility, or necessity in a sentence.