Synonyms for helpful
ˈhɛlp fəlhelp·ful

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1. helpful

   Synonyms:
   advantageous, beneficent, beneficial, favorable, good, healthful, 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

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.8 / 4 votes

1. helpfuladjective

   providing assistance or serving a useful function

   Antonyms:
   unconstructive, unaccommodating, unhelpful

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1. all purpose

   i mean an object or a place which gives lots of facilities or ways.

   ther is a branch mraket near by my house,which is an all purpose market& i am always very happy about it.

   Submitted by faryville on October 25, 2020  

2. encouragingadjective

   they can encourage you which is helpful

   manuel was very helpful during our studies.

   Submitted by dottykay10 on May 17, 2022  

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1. helpfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   useful, beneficial, convenient

2. helpfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   wholesome, salutary

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.7 / 3 votes

1. helpfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   assistant, conducive, instrumental, useful, salutary

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1. List of paraphrases for "helpful":

   useful, beneficial, valuable, worthwhile, meaningful, instrumental, handy

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1. Sandro Galea:

   I think this conforms to impressions I've had, it's very helpful to have this cross-national comparison.

2. Percy Coleman:

   She called the police to get him some help because she knew he wasn't acting in his right mind, instead, the police took no helpful action, and they locked him up. And then 12 hours later, he was dead.

3. Journalist Mehman Huseynov:

   We are living in something like an 'empty society.' Everybody is frightened. Independent journalists are intimidated, international events are not helpful for us.

4. Amy Poehler:

   Sometimes working within the rules of [broadcast] can really be helpful for comedy, this show feels like we try to push it a little bit so it should feel a little edgy because we want young people to feel like they're watching something that's a little too old for them.

5. Patricia Renzi:

   The name Microsoft is helpful in dealing with large insurance companies.