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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

Warren has enjoyed a fruitful partnership with Turki Alalshikh and Sela in recent years, but the arrival of the Dana White-fronted Zuffa Boxing, jointly owned by Sela and TKO, has caused tension behind the scenes.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

His fruitful career took off with his role as Dr. Mark “McSteamy” Sloan in “Grey’s Anatomy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

The question is whether this division of labor—machines for volume, humans for discernment—is a fruitful partnership or a more troubling redefinition of what creative work looks like.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

I knew the earth was fruitful because I had seen my uncles make it bear in abundance; but I never realized it could be like this!

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.