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1) something useful, helpful or likely to bring success, especially in competition with others (advantage)

2) profitable; useful; helpful (advantageous)

3) (of an act, action) likely to be useful or helpful for a purpose (but not necessarily desired) (expedient)

4) to treat (a person) in a pleasant and helpful way but really wanting to show one is more important or superior (patronize)

5) kind and helpful (philanthropic)

6) having a use; helpful (useful)

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Meaning:
advantageous

profitable; useful; helpful

favorable

beneficial

having a healthy, helpful, productive etc effect

advantageous

benevolent

showing benevolence

charitable, kind

charitable

showing kindness and understanding

giving, generous

convenient

suitable; that avoids trouble or difficulty

appropriate, useful

cultural

having to do with culture

educational, enlightening

curative

helping to, able to, cure disease or ill health

healing, health-giving

expedient

(of an act, action) likely to be useful or helpful for a purpose (but not necessarily desired)

worthwhile, appropriate

fortunate

having, bringing, brought by, good fortune; lucky (which is more usual)

having good luck

friendly

acting or ready to act as a friend

intimate, companionable

generous

giving, ready to give, freely

giving, big-hearted

humane

being kind and caring about the feelings of another

kind, compassionate

infallible

incapable of making mistakes or doing wrong

unerring, dependable

instructive

giving or containing information

informative

instrumental

causing, responsible (for something); of or for musical instrument

influential, assisting

invaluable

of a value too high to be measured

priceless

neighbourly

friendly (the usual word)

friendly

nice

pleasant; kind; friendly; needing care and exactness; sensitive

likable, agreeable

opportune

suitable, favourable

advantageous, lucky

philanthropic

kind and helpful

charitable, giving

thoughtful

full of, showing, thought; thinking of the needs of others

caring, mindful

unselfish

not selfish

kind, giving

useful

having a use; helpful

beneficial, valuable

valuable

of great value, worth or use; very useful

very important; priceless

wholesome

making a person healthy

healthy, decent

HELPFUL as in Wiktionary
HELPFUL as in Wikipedia