helpful

Meaning

Furnishing help; giving aid; useful.

Opposite of

unhelpful

Synonyms

useful

beneficial

good

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accommodating

advantageous

obliging

auxiliary

kind

serviceable

assistant

salutary

neighborly

conducive

wholesome

of assistance to

of use

supportive

expedient

instrumental

subservient

ancillary

considerate

helping

help out

incidental

kindhearted

lucky

merciful

noble

patronizing

practical

profitable

secondary

serendipitous

serve the purpose

side

subsidiary

supplemental

support

usable

utile

willing

assistive

aidant

accessory

accidental

accommodative

additional

adjunct

adventitious

Translations

útil

utile

behulpzaam

hilfreich

servizievole

serviable

hulpvaardig

utile

secourable

βοηθητικός

hilfsbereit

útil

χρήσιμος

behilflich

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɛlp.fʊl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: helpful

In summary

From Middle English helpful; equivalent to help + -ful.