Synonyms for beneficial
ˌbɛn əˈfɪʃ əlben·e·fi·cial

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1. beneficialadjective

   Antonyms:
   harmful, detrimental, unfavourable

2. beneficialadjective

   Recycling and reusing garbage can have beneficial effects on the environment.

   Antonyms:
   unfavourable, detrimental, harmful

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1. beneficial

   Synonyms:
   advantageous, beneficent, favorable, good, healthful, helpful, invigorating, life-giving, profitable, rejuvenating, salutary, serviceable, useful, wholesome

   Antonyms:
   bad, baneful, deadly, deleterious, destructive, detrimental, evil, foul, harmful, hurtful, injurious, insalubrious, mischievous, noisome, noxious, pernicious, perverting, pestiferous, pestilential, poisonous, ruinous, unhealthful, unwholesome

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1. beneficial

   Synonyms:
   profitable, salutary, advantageous, wholesome, salubrious

   Antonyms:
   prejudicial, noxious, hurtful, unprofitable, detrimental

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1. beneficial, goodadjective

   promoting or enhancing well-being

   "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her"

   Synonyms:
   upright, dependable, just, right, full, undecomposed, ripe, estimable, honorable, expert, proficient, secure, in effect(p), effective, skillful, well(p), serious, skilful, salutary, good, unspoiled, in force(p), respectable, honest, practiced, adept, sound, near, unspoilt, dear, safe

   Antonyms:
   disadvantageous

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1. advantageous.

   Submitted by ahmedamr7383 on November 29, 2022  

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1. beneficialadjective

   Synonyms:
   useful, profitable, advantageous, helpful, serviceable, salutary, good, for one's advantage, for one's good, for one's interest

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1. beneficialadjective

   Synonyms:
   advantageous, salutary, profitable, useful, wholesome

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1. List of paraphrases for "beneficial":

   advantageous, useful, favourable, positive, helpful, profitable, salutary, favorable, charitable, good, fruitful, win-win, worthwhile, conducive, benefit

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1. Isa Kujawski:

   Dark leafy greens are a powerhouse of beneficial nutrients, including fiber, micronutrients and bioactive plant compounds known as phytochemicals.

2. Andrew Mente:

   It’s protective up to the serving sizes that we’ve identified. We are saying three dairy and we are saying around one portion of red meat [a day], or white meat, relative to carbs, I would say that saturated fat is beneficial — it’s pretty clear from this data.

3. Namkee Choi:

   We know more about marijuana's negative effects during formative years, more research is needed to evaluate marijuana's beneficial and negative effects on health and mental health for all age groups and effective treatment modalities for marijuana use disorder.

4. Lynn Bufka:

   Routines and rituals are very beneficial to us, because they're things that we understand and know what to expect from them, the routine sets up for us, without having to think about what we're going to do next,' Here is how my day is going to flow,'.

5. Deborah Berge:

   I thought she was a perfect choice because she has had a wonderful career, she's a very public figure and she must have a lot of contacts that would be beneficial, i had no second thoughts when she came to the board and said, 'You need to appoint me.'.