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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So far, Vanguard’s efforts on that front have been fruitful.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

DNA found inside the Guthrie home could also prove fruitful in the case, experts say.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

If the talks are fruitful, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen could visit Australia later this month.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

This is an event that has traditionally been a very fruitful one for Great Britain, which has won medals on all but one of the six occasions the event has been held.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Whether it would be more fruitful to practice being at peace during times of war is a question for philosophers to take up.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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