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profitable
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of PROFITABLE
1
yielding a profit <selling real estate on the side turned out to be a profitable venture for the stay-at-home mom>
Synonyms economic, fat, gainful, juicy, lucrative, moneymaking, money-spinning [chiefly British], paying, remunerative
Near Antonyms disadvantageous, unfavorable
Antonyms unprofitable
2
promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being <I have always found honesty to be a profitable course of action>
Synonyms advantageous, benefic, beneficent, benignant, favorable, friendly, good, helpful, kindly, profitable, salutary
Related Words gratifying, rewarding, satisfying; auspicious, promising, propitious; advisable, desirable, healthful, healthy, salubrious, salutiferous, wholesome; gainful, lucrative, remunerative; ameliorative, amelioratory, bettering, constructive, supportive
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