Try This Instead

For
Try This
helpful comments
useful comments
positive comments
informative comments
informational comments
beneficial comments
a helpful tool
a handy tool
a great tool
a convenient tool
an excellent tool
an invaluable tool
helpful discussions
enjoyable discussions
inspirational discussions
fruitful discussions
valuable discussions
entertaining discussions
helpful people
supportive people
kind people
generous people
hospitable people
charitable people
helpful criticism
constructive criticism
productive criticism
honest criticism
thoughtful criticism
meaningful criticism

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of helpful Keeping a paper trail can be helpful when trying to resolve these kinds of issues. Christopher Elliot, Mercury News, 28 May 2025 More importantly, humans tend to design AI with goals like refusing to share harmful content or being as helpful as possible, and that is why when new instructions conflict with those goals, the models sometimes act to protect their original programming, even if that means lying. Parmy Olson, Twin Cities, 28 May 2025 Tips for Making Homemade Strawberry Shortcake Keep these helpful tips in mind when making homemade strawberry shortcakes. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 May 2025 Enter the comments section to see hints, conversation, helpful tips and creative content from other solvers. New York Times Games, New York Times, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for helpful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helpful
Adjective
  • Share helpful, relevant content that is useful to your customers.
    Ryan Ferrier, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
  • The Kagi founder suggested that licensing Google Search could allow entities of all sizes to have genuinely useful custom search tools.
    Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • In addition to a bounty of vegetables, fruits, flowers and interactive learning activities, there to meet them were cavorting goats, buzzing bees, beneficial garden creatures such as pill bugs and worms, and Howie the miniature Scottish Highland Cross steer who loves attention and animal crackers.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
  • One key difference: Foreign financial assets that must be reported on the Form 8938 are only those assets in which the person has a beneficial ownership interest.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Adjective
  • Bubic relied on his fastball more to get in favorable counts before mixing the rest of his pitching arsenal.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025
  • That means chances are favorable for geomagnetic storms that lead to widespread sightings of the northern lights in the near future.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
Adjective
  • The win was the fifth in a row for Detroit and 20th in its last 28 games, and raised its division-leading record to 35-21, good for a .655 winning percentage.
    Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
  • Newcomer Davante Adams, 32, and Puka Nacua, 25, will complement one another, giving the Rams their best veteran tandem at receiver since Cooper Kupp and Odell Beckham Jr. fueled the Super Bowl-winning offense.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2025
Adjective
  • The family friendly festival from noon to 6:30 p.m. will feature bands performing Americana, rock, hip hop, blues and folk.
    Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
  • During public remarks in 2022, Justice Elena Kagan – one of the court’s three liberal justices − spoke out against sweeping injunctions and the ability of challengers to find one friendly judge to issue such an order.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 12 May 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Helpful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helpful. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on helpful

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!