Antonyms for helpful
ˈhɛlp fəlhelp·ful

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.7 / 10 votes

1. helpful

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

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.8 / 4 votes

1. helpfuladjective

   providing assistance or serving a useful function

   Antonyms:
   unconstructive, unaccommodating, unhelpful

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

1. helpfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   assistant, conducive, instrumental, useful, salutary

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. panned

   panned is being criticized

   Submitted by anonymous on May 19, 2021  

How to use helpful in a sentence?

1. Robert Boland:

   I actually think that recognizing a link is actually a helpful pivot for the NFL both in terms of public relations and the future of the game, it gets them out of the denial category and moves them more towards the idea that they are able to operate and work toward a solution.

2. Callan Jansen of Washington state:

   It's just really hard to feel like the work I'm doing is real or important when the expectations are so vague, external motivators are really helpful for me, and right now it feels like I need to rely almost entirely on internal motivation, which can be really hit or miss.

3. Jay Nixon:

   The ramped-up presence and action of the Missouri National Guard has been helpful.

4. The Alzheimer:

   I felt that it was necessary to provide something to parents whose [children’s] grandparents have Alzheimer’s, and I thought it would be helpful to them.

5. Satchel Smith:

   The guests were very helpful, it was basically like a big family.

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