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well-paying

ADJECTIVE

gainful

Synonyms

WEAK

advantageous beneficial fat fruitful generous going going concern good in the black lucrative lush moneymaking paid off paying remunerative rewarding rich satisfying substantial sweet useful worthwhile

Antonyms

WEAK

disadvantageous unproductive unprofitable useless

ADJECTIVE

moneymaking

Synonyms

STRONG

going good

WEAK

advantageous gainful lucrative paying profitable remunerative successful thriving

Antonyms

WEAK

unprofitable

ADJECTIVE

profitable

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fruitless impotent incapable unfruitful unhelpful unproductive unprofitable unskilled useless valueless worthless

WEAK

disadvantageous

Example Sentences

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But it has not yet aligned these gains with the creation of productive, well-paying jobs at scale.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

It began with promises of well-paying jobs in Russia from a Nairobi recruitment agency.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

In late 2024, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a plan to create more well-paying jobs for Californians in part by beefing up access to work-based learning at the high school and collegiate level.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

Their grievances span everything from the impunity of political elites to the state of the healthcare system, to a lack of well-paying jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

So the well-paying defense jobs were also out.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

well-paying

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