helpful

[help-fuhl]

adjective

1. giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service.

   Your comments were very helpful.

   Synonyms: advantageous, beneficial, convenient, useful
   Antonyms: inconvenient, useless

helpful

/ ˈhɛlpfʊl /

adjective

1. serving a useful function; giving help

Other Word Forms

• helpfully adverb
• helpfulness noun
• overhelpful adjective
• overhelpfully adverb
• overhelpfulness noun
• quasi-helpful adjective
• quasi-helpfully adverb
• unhelpful adjective
• unhelpfully adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of helpful¹

First recorded in 1300–50; help + -ful

Example Sentences

"The push for apprenticeships would be a super helpful for growing our business," he added.

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AI could be helpful in narrowing large plan lists.

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We’ve found this feature surprisingly helpful when navigating dark roads or turning into dark driveways.

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We also received an exhaustive tutorial in the history of taste and of restorations executed to respond to that taste, with helpful diagrams for each exhibited work indicating what was old and what was added.

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All of that is helpful, but it only addresses a breach’s potential financial impact on victims.

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Related Words

• accessible 
• advantageous 
• applicable 
• conducive 
• constructive 
• convenient 
• cooperative 
• crucial 
• essential 
• favorable 
• friendly 
• important 
• invaluable 
• practical 
• productive 
• profitable 
• significant 
• suitable 
• supportive 
• sympathetic