nonprofit

[non-prof-it] / nɒnˈprɒf ɪt /

ADJECTIVE

not for profit

Synonyms

WEAK

charitable philanthropic

Antonyms

WEAK

profitmaking

ADJECTIVE

unprofitable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

unsuccessful worthless

WEAK

profitless unlucrative unremunerative

Antonyms

WEAK

beneficial fruitful gainful helpful productive profitable successful useful valuable

Example Sentences

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If I do return, I would likely seek work in a church, nonprofit, or municipal role.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

If I do return, I would likely seek work in a church, nonprofit or municipal role.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

If I do return, I would likely seek work in a church, nonprofit, or municipal role.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Ice Time itself is owned by the town’s nonprofit youth ice-hockey program, according to IRS filings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The university offered the kind of institutional stability that a still-newish nonprofit could not.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama