helpful

adjectives

providing assistance or serving a useful function
helpful
is derived from
helpfulness
antonym
unhelpful
is similar to
obliging; willing to do favors
"made a special effort to be accommodating"
accommodating
is similar to
enhancing the action of a medical treatment
"the adjuvant action of certain bacteria"
adjuvant
is similar to
giving assistance
assistive
is similar to
maintaining dignity or prestige
"a face-saving compromise"
face-saving
is similar to
freeing from difficulty or impediment
"facilitative changes in the economic structure"
facilitative
is similar to
inducing or aiding in facilitating neural activity
facilitatory
is similar to
serving or acting as a means or aid
"instrumental in solving the crime"
implemental, instrumental, subservient
is similar to
designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor
"laborsaving devices like washing machines"
laborsaving, laboursaving
is similar to
giving practical help to
"a ministering angel"; "the angels ministrant sang"; "the attending physician"
ministrant
is similar to
tending to reform
"reformative and rehabilitative agencies"; "reformatory punishment"
reformative, reformatory
is similar to
most helpful and reliable
"my right-hand man"
right-hand
is similar to
causing to become stable
"the family is one of the great stabilizing elements in society"
stabilising, stabilizing
is similar to
causing to become steady
"had a steadying effect on her nerves"
steadying
see also
helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
"the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in"; "made a special effort to be accommodating"
accommodating, accommodative
see also
done with or working with others for a common purpose or benefit
"a cooperative effort"
cooperative
see also
giving courage or confidence or hope
"encouraging advances in medical research"
encouraging
see also
being of use or service
"the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"
useful, utile