beneficial

adjective

How many syllables in beneficial?

There are 4 syllables in the word beneficial.

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Divide beneficial into syllables:

ben · e · fi · cial

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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