profitable

[prof-i-tuh-buhl] / ˈprɒf ɪ tə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

advantageous; money-making

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beneficial commercial cost-effective effective fruitful good lucrative practical productive rewarding successful useful valuable worthwhile

WEAK

assisting conducive contributive effectual favorable gainful going in the black instrumental paid off paying paying well pragmatic remunerative self-sustaining serviceable sustaining sweet well-paying

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fruitless impotent incapable unfruitful unhelpful unproductive unprofitable unskilled useless valueless worthless

WEAK

disadvantageous

Example Sentences

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It was shaping up to be a profitable day for McCulloh and his buddies.

From The Wall Street Journal

The sequel is likely to surpass that figure, making it hugely profitable for Disney.

From The Wall Street Journal

As Baraa toils on, he longs for a return to a normal life with prospects of more profitable employment.

From BBC

But just because a medicine or vaccine can be profitable does not mean it’s useless.

From Salon

While the price is relatively low, it is high enough for US producers to be profitable and maintain current production levels.

From Barron's