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beneficial

/ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl/
noun

  1. Something that is beneficial.

adjective

  1. Helpful or good to something or someone.

    "Recycling and reusing garbage can be beneficial to the environment."

  2. Relating to a benefice.

Synonymsadvantageous, behooveful, helpful, useful, usufructuary, usufructuous
Antonymsdamaging, harmful, maleficial, nocuous, harmless, innocuous

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