unhelpful

/ənˈhɛlpfʊl/

/ənˈhɛlpfʊl/

Definitions of unhelpful

1. adjective

   providing no assistance
   synonyms:

   uncooperative

   unwilling to cooperate

   discouraging

   depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action

   unaccommodating

   offering no assistance

   unconstructive

   not constructive

   antonyms:

   helpful

   providing assistance or serving a useful function

   accommodating, accommodative

   helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation

   cooperative

   done with or working with others for a common purpose or benefit

   encouraging

   giving courage or confidence or hope

   accommodating

   obliging; willing to do favors

   adjuvant

   enhancing the action of a medical treatment

   assistive

   giving assistance

   face-saving

   maintaining dignity or prestige

   facilitative

   freeing from difficulty or impediment

   facilitatory

   inducing or aiding in facilitating neural activity

   implemental, instrumental, subservient

   serving or acting as a means or aid

   laborsaving, laboursaving

   designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor

   ministrant

   giving practical help to

   reformative, reformatory

   tending to reform

   right-hand

   most helpful and reliable

   stabilising, stabilizing

   causing to become stable

   steadying

   causing to become steady

   useful, utile

   being of use or service