Helpful synonyms | Best 79 synonyms for helpful

beneficial

Receiving benefit

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cooperative

Ready to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate.

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favorable

Advantageous

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bettering

Useful

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significant

Fairly large in amount or quantity:

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essential

The definition of essential is completely necessary or part of the basic nature of something.

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pragmatic

The definition of pragmatic is practical or logical.

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invaluable

Extremely valuable; having value too great to measure; priceless

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to one's advantage

Useful

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improving

Getting better

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crucial

Of supreme importance; decisive; critical

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applicable

The definition of applicable is something that is appropriate or relevant.

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serendipitous

The definition of serendipitous refers to something good or fortunate that happens as a result of luck or chance.

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important

The definition of important is having great significance or consequence.

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good for

Useful

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symbiotic

(Biology) Of, or relating to symbiosis; living together.

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advantageous

Affording advantage; favorable or beneficial.

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practical

Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use

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of use

Useful

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restorative

Of or relating to restoration.

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effective (related)

Efficient, serviceable, or operative, available for useful work.

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remedial (related)

(Educ.) Designating or of any special course of study for helping students overcome deficiencies in specific skills, abilities, or knowledge

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auxiliary

Auxiliary is defined as something or someone used in a supporting role or used in reserve.

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supportive

The definition of supportive is someone or something who provides emotional help and encouragement.

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useful

Having a beneficial use; serviceable:

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salutary

Effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial: salutary advice.

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serviceable

Adequate for its purpose

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effectual

Producing or sufficient to produce a desired effect.

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conducive

Tending to cause or bring something about; contributive:

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utilitarian

Utilitarian means relating to practical purposes, or relating to the idea that usefulness is more important than beauty.

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of service

Useful

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desirable

Arousing desire; pleasing, attractive, etc.

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contributive

Tending to contribute; making a contribution

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toward

(Dated) Approaching, coming near; impending; present, at hand.

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unhelpful (antonym)

Not providing help or assistance; not helpful.

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suitable

That suits a given purpose, occasion, condition, propriety, etc.; fitting; appropriate; apt

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valuable

Having considerable monetary or material value for use or exchange:

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profitable

Yielding profit; advantageous:

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convenient

Of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient.

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accessible

Easy to approach or enter

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at one's command

Useful

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considerate

Characterised by careful and conscious thought; deliberate

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friendly

Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.

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help (related)

Affording benefit

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operative

Effectual or important.

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usable

Capable of being used:

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healthy

Sizable; considerable:

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accommodating

Willing to please; ready to help; obliging

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assistant

Assisting; helping; that serves as a helper

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caring

Feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others.

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benefic

Beneficent.

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beneficent

Producing benefit; beneficial.

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instrumental

Of, relating to, or accomplished with an instrument or tool.

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kind (related)

Affectionate, showing benevolence.

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efficacious

Producing or capable of producing the desired effect; having the intended result; effective

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all-purpose

For all purposes; general-purpose

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necessary (related)

Logically inevitable:

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adjuvant

Containing an adjuvant:

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good

(Especially when capitalized) Holy.

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useless (antonym)

(Colloquial, of a person) unable to do well at a particular task or thing. Useless is mildly insulting.

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neighborly

Having or exhibiting the qualities of a friendly neighbor.

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healthful (related)

Helping to produce, promote, or maintain health; salutary; wholesome

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benignant

Favorable; beneficial.

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propitious

Boding well; favorable; auspicious

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handy (related)

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constructive

(Law) Imputed by law; created to give legal effect to something for equitable reasons, as with constructive notice or a constructive trust.

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hurtful (antonym)

Causing pain or suffering, especially of a psychological nature.

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interesting (related)

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reassuring (related)

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ineffective (antonym)

The definition of ineffective is something or someone that does not succeed at accomplishing or moving towards a goal.

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impractical (antonym)

Not workable or useful; impracticable

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unconstructive (antonym)

Not constructive; unhelpful.

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helpfull (related)

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usefull (related)

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informative (related)

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injurious (antonym)

Causing physical harm or injury; harmful.

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harmful (antonym)

Causing or able to cause harm; hurtful

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worthless (antonym)

Lacking worth; of no use or value.

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disadvantageous (antonym)

Not advantageous.

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