Synonyms and antonyms of Helpful and willing to help in British Thesaurus

helpful (adjective)

a helpful person helps you by doing something or by giving you useful advice or information

friendly (adjective)

someone who is friendly is always pleasant and helpful towards other people

kind (adjective)

behaving in a way that shows you care about other people and want to help them

caring (adjective)

kind, helpful, and sympathetic towards other people

good-hearted (adjective)

kind, generous, and helpful

generous (adjective)

kind, friendly, and helpful

forthcoming (adjective)

helpful and willing to tell you things

good (adjective)

kind, generous, and willing to help

well-disposed (adjective)

tending to be friendly, helpful, or interested

well-meant (adjective)

words or actions that are well-meant are intended to be helpful but are often harmful or not sensible

accommodating (adjective)

helpful and easy to work with

attentive (adjective)

behaving in a way that shows you care about someone and are willing to help them

avuncular (adjective)

an avuncular man is kind and helpful to younger or less experienced people

beneficent (adjective)

formal doing things that are intended to help people

benevolent (adjective)

formal willing to help and be generous towards people

neighbourly (adjective)

showing a helpful and friendly attitude towards people, especially neighbours

noble (adjective)

informal a noble action is one that you do to help other people, rather than for yourself. This word often shows that you don’t think something is noble at all

public-spirited (adjective)

thinking about other people in society and trying to help them

supportive (adjective)

helpful and sympathetic

well-intentioned (adjective)

trying to help but often making things worse

well-meaning (adjective)

trying to help but often making things worse