unhelpful
17
3.0
- adjective
- /ʌnˈhɛlpfəl/
:
poco útil
- Her advice was unhelpful, leaving me more confused than before.
- unhelpful sentence
- unhelpful information
- unhelpful in the context
They'll say very unhelpful things like, well, all things in moderation.
- They'll say very unhelpful things like, well, all things in moderation.
- The most unhelpful response is to say we're all doomed.
- So either that's right or it's, well, either that's helpful or unhelpful.
- The website was a total mess and unhelpful.
- I can understand that criticizing is very unhelpful.
- That is colossally untrue, unfair, and unhelpful.
- Like just for me, having that focus on that day-to-day, short term is unhelpful.
- And you know, I mean, that becomes to me not only unhelpful in in living your life, but dangerous.
- I think it is incredibly unhelpful.
- Just relationships that were unhelpful for me personally.
- It's sassy post ladies that are unhelpful and UN American.
Examples
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Your husband's been quite unhelpful, I must say.
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Worse, the public believes federal action was especially unhelpful to the mass of Americans.
Academic text (2010) -
But I guess I mean, I, I, I just, I think all this lying to people has been really unhelpful to them, right?
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And you know, I mean, that becomes to me not only unhelpful in in living your life, but dangerous.
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And even historical practice is a relatively unhelpful guide here.
Academic text (2017) -
Just relationships that were unhelpful for me personally.
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Now some of these actions were like very unhelpful and some of them were very helpful.
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The most unhelpful response is to say we're all doomed.
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The Department of Commerce was generally unhelpful but did send a packet of materials.
Academic text (2000) -
The Arab states have been unhelpful, to say the least, in moving the Israeli-Palestinian talks forward.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
550
1.0
Not able to do the job it is made for
21
3.8
Not giving useful or wanted results
4
5.0
Does not give help or support to someone
2
5.8
Not giving useful information
1
6.8
Not helpful because it does not show how to improve
Not helpful and not wanted in any situation
Not willing to help or change plans for others
Not giving help or holding something in place
Something that makes people feel less hopeful or confident
Not likely to help something happen or develop
Not giving useful details
Does not give useful information or new understanding
Does not give useful information or help someone learn
Antonyms
How Helpful
75
4.1
689
1.0
947
1.0
17
3.0
550
1.0
61
6.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word unhelpful is made of un- meaning 'not' and helpful, which comes from help and -ful meaning 'full of'. So unhelpful means 'not full of help' and is used for someone or something that does not give useful assistance.