helpful

Adjective

Meaning

Furnishing help; giving aid; assistant; useful; salutary.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

obliging christian beneficent adjutant good auxiliary handy assistive bon edifying effective useful kind practical appropriate

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Antonyms

unhelpful feller negative minor bad harmful

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Phrases with the word

be helpful helpful information not helpful helpful to others do a helpful act for someone helpful advice

Examples

Establish yourself in God and then you will be helpful to others. Seraphim of Sarov

Love is manifested not only through the distribution of one's possessions, but even moreso through the spreading of the word of God and helpful deeds. Maximus the Confessor

More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not forsake us. George Eliot

Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties. Barbara Walters

If we are faithful to GOD in little things, we shall gain experience and strength that will be helpful to us in the more serious trials of life. James Hudson Taylor

There are a group of people who would like to silence everybody and have everyone go along to get along. But that's not going to be very helpful for us in the long run in terms of solving our problems, and someone has to be courageous enough to actually stand up to the bullies. Ben Carson

Close letter words and terms

helperless helpervirus helpfile helpful advice helpful example helpful hint