Definitions

fruitful

[froot-fuhl] / ˈfrut fəl /

ADJECTIVE

productive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advantageous beneficial conducive effective profitable rewarding successful useful worthwhile

WEAK

abounding abundant blooming blossoming breeding childbearing childing copious fecund fertile flourishing flush fructiferous gainful plenteous plentiful profuse proliferant prolific propagating reproducing rich spawning well-spent

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disadvantageous unfavorable unhelpful unprofitable useless worthless

WEAK

barren impotent sterile unfruitful unproductive

Example Sentences

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Studies conducted 20 years ago showed that we spent between 30% and 50% of our time in creatively fruitful “mental drift.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

"DESI has been a superb international collaboration, and its incredibly fruitful scientific results are a leading example of its impact on the broader scientific community," he said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

Araghchi, whose trip also includes visits to Oman and Russia, wrote in a post on X that his visit to Pakistan had been "fruitful".

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

“Very fruitful visit to Pakistan, whose good offices and brotherly efforts to bring back peace to our region we very much value,” Abbas Araghchi said External link.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

John Milton proved fruitful in still one more respect.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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