unhelpful

adjective
UK: /ʌnˈhelpfʊl/
US: /ʌnˈhelpfəl/

  1. Not helpful; not providing assistance or support.

    1. His advice was unhelpful, so I ignored it completely.
    2. I found the customer service representative to be quite unhelpful in resolving my issue.

  2. Making a situation more difficult or likely to fail.

    1. Your comments are unhelpful right now; please be quiet.
    2. Spreading rumors about the project team is incredibly unhelpful and unprofessional.

Synonyms

fruitless futile ineffective detrimental useless

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "unhelpful" in English means: Not helpful; not providing assistance or support., Making a situation more difficult or likely to fail..

The phonetic transcription of "unhelpful" is /ʌnˈhelpfʊl/ in British English and /ʌnˈhelpfəl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "unhelpful": fruitless, futile, ineffective, detrimental, useless.

Example usage of "unhelpful": "His advice was unhelpful, so I ignored it completely.". More examples on the page.