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benefic

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of benefic

promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being

  • the belief that participation in sports has a benefic influence on a young person
Synonyms of benefic

advantageous, beneficent, beneficial, benignant, favorable, friendly, good, helpful, kindly, profitable, salutary
Words Related to benefic

gratifying, rewarding, satisfying

auspicious, promising, propitious

advisable, desirable, healthful, healthy, salubrious, salutiferous, wholesome

gainful, lucrative, remunerative

ameliorative, amelioratory, bettering, constructive, supportive
Near Antonyms of benefic

damaging, deleterious, harmful, injurious, insalubrious
Antonyms of benefic

bad, disadvantageous, unfavorable, unfriendly, unhelpful, unprofitable

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