Helpful and Malefic

Opposite meaning words

Helpful adjective - Providing service or assistance.

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Malefic is an antonym for helpful.

Nearby Words: help, helped, helpless, helping, helpfulness

Malefic adjective - Having or exerting a malignant influence.

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Helpful is an antonym for malefic in topics: hurtful, injurious, poisonous, deadly, ruinous.

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