Beneficial
Beneficial adjective - Promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being.
Negative is an antonym for beneficial.
Negative
Negative adjective - Opposed to one's interests.
Usage example: the almost universally negative reaction to the book
Beneficial is an antonym for negative.
Both words in one sentence
- Endless Space has a variety of random events; beneficial, negative, interactive, and so on.
Source: Random Event -
The Sink, Fountain, and Throne all have various effects when kicked/quaffed from, quaffed from, and sat upon respectively; most are beneficial, but negative effects are irritatingly common.
Source: Poison Mushroom - Negative points if the team refuses to choose, even if the choice is clear and beneficial - no matter what, they will not take a side.
Source: Team Switzerland
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