Your advice is always helpful to me.
Source: tatoeba (17055)
Helpful
//ˈhɛlp.fl̩//
Synonyms for "helpful" (138 found)
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Closest matches (28)
Strong matches (41)
Related words (69)
heedfulimplementalindulgentinfallibleinstructiveinstrumentalintermediarykindlaboursavinglaudablelenientmediatingmediatorialmindfulmindful of othersministerialministeringministrantneighbourlynice
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nobleobligingof general utilityof helpof serviceof useopportunepleasantpositivepracticalpragmaticpragmaticalproductiveprofitablepromotingproperpropitiousreassuringreformativeregalregardfulremedialright handroyalsalutaryserviceableskillfulsolicitoussoundsplendidstabilisingsteadyingsubservientsupportivesympathetictactfultherapeuticthoughtfultoleranttowardusableusefulutilitarianvalidvaluablevery goodvirtuous
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Antonyms
1 entriesderived
6 entriesderived from
2 entriesrelated to
7 entriessimilar
37 entriesShowing 16 of 37 words.
Translations
69 translations across 38 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- behulpsaam adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ὠφέλιμος adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Arabic
2 entries- مُفِيد adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
- نَافِع adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Armenian
1 entries- օգտակար adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- köməksevər adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Bulgarian
3 entries- отзивчив adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
- полезен adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
- услужлив adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Catalan
1 entries- útil adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 有幫助 /有帮助 adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Czech
1 entries- nápomocný adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Danish
1 entries- hjælpsom adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Dutch
1 entries- behulpzaam adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Esperanto
1 entries- helpema adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Estonian
2 entries- abivalmis adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
- kasulik adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Finnish
3 entries- auttavainen adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
- avulias adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
- hyödyllinen adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
French
3 entries- aidant adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
- serviable adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
- utile adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Georgian
4 entries- გამოსადეგი adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
- დამხმარე adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
- ვარგისი adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
- მარგებელი adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
German
1 entries- hilfreich adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Hindi
1 entries- मददगार adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Hungarian
4 entries- hasznos adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
- készséges adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
- segítőkész adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
- szolgálatkész adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Icelandic
2 entries- gagnlegt adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
- hjálpsamur adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Ido
1 entries- helpema adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Irish
1 entries- cúntach adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Italian
3 entries- d'aiuto adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
- disponibile adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
- utile adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Japanese
2 entries- 役に立つ adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
- 有用 adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Latin
2 entries- adiūtābilis adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
- opifer adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- pomocny adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Norwegian
1 entries- hjelpsom adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Persian
1 entries- سودمند adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- behelplich adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Polish
2 entries- pomocny adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
- uczynny adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Portuguese
2 entries- prestável adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
- útil adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Romanian
2 entries- ajutător adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
- util adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Russian
2 entries- любе́зный adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
- поле́зный adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- cuideachail adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Spanish
4 entries- acomedido adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
- adyuvante adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
- ayudador adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
- gentil adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Swedish
1 entries- hjälpsam adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Tocharian B
1 entries- ekītatstse adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Vietnamese
1 entries- hay giúp đỡ adj (furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
He may be clever, but he is not very helpful.
Source: tatoeba (36228)
Tony gave us a piece of helpful advice.
Source: tatoeba (37728)
You've been very helpful.
Source: tatoeba (37786)
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