Godsend
n.hopeful, kindwarm
What it means
A person or thing that provides unusually timely and welcome help.
Reach for it when expressing relief when assistance arrives at exactly the needed moment
The spare generator was a godsend during the clinic outage.
Choose between these
6- playful
informal gratitude fits help that prevented serious difficulty
not when Lifesaver overstates convenience when no meaningful harm was at stake.
- playful
stroke of luck
chance rather than a helper's intention produced the benefit
not when This phrase withholds credit from someone who deliberately stepped in.
- everyday
the benefit feels freely and gratefully received
not when Gift can be planned or symbolic rather than urgently useful.
- warm
the help feels deeply fortunate or spiritually meaningful
not when Blessing may introduce religious language the speaker or listener does not share.
- professional
timely help
clear neutral language should name the practical value
not when The phrase lacks godsend's strong relief and gratitude.
- formal
a development brings substantial practical benefit
not when Boon is impersonal and says less about the timing of relief.
Said against
3- hindrance
- burden
- curse
It naturally appears in
3- absolute godsend
The portable ramp was an absolute godsend after the lift failed.
- prove a godsend
The shared freezer proved a godsend during the week-long repair.
- godsend for families
Late-evening clinic hours became a godsend for families working shifts.
Where this comes from
- Wiktionary, English noun sense: providential or very welcome help opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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