Godsend
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.
Words to choose between 6
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playful
Fits when informal gratitude fits help that prevented serious difficulty
Careful Lifesaver overstates convenience when no meaningful harm was at stake.
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playful
stroke of luck
Fits when chance rather than a helper's intention produced the benefit
Careful This phrase withholds credit from someone who deliberately stepped in.
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everyday
Fits when the benefit feels freely and gratefully received
Careful Gift can be planned or symbolic rather than urgently useful.
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warm
Fits when the help feels deeply fortunate or spiritually meaningful
Careful Blessing may introduce religious language the speaker or listener does not share.
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professional
timely help
Fits when clear neutral language should name the practical value
Careful The phrase lacks godsend's strong relief and gratitude.
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formal
Fits when a development brings substantial practical benefit
Careful Boon is impersonal and says less about the timing of relief.
Opposites 3
- hindrance
- burden
- curse
Common phrases 3
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absolute godsend
The portable ramp was an absolute godsend after the lift failed.
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prove a godsend
The shared freezer proved a godsend during the week-long repair.
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godsend for families
Late-evening clinic hours became a godsend for families working shifts.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Whomping Walrus, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC0 Updated