beneficial
adjectiveHow many syllables in beneficial?
There are 4 syllables in the word beneficial.How to pronounce beneficial:
Definition of beneficial:
- beneficial (adjective):
- helpful or advantageous
- promoting or enhancing well-being.
- producing good results or helpful effects conferring benefits (see benefit entry 1 sense 1)
Synonyms for beneficial:
advantageous
benefic
beneficent
benign
benignant
desirable
expedient
favorable
favourable
friendly
gainful
good
healthful
helpful
kindly
lucrative
profitable
rewarding
salubrious
salutary
satisfying
serviceable
useful
valuable
wholesome
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Antonyms for beneficial:
adverse
awkward
bad
baleful
baneful
barren
boring
bothersome
brash
calamitous
cancerous
careless
cataclysmic
catastrophic
challenging
counter
counterproductive
crippling
cruel
damaging
dangerous
deleterious
demoralising
demoralizing
depreciative
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