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paying

ADJECTIVE
gainful
Synonyms
WEAK
advantageous beneficial fat fruitful generous going going concern good in the black lucrative lush moneymaking paid off remunerative rewarding rich satisfying substantial sweet useful well-paying worthwhile
Antonyms
WEAK
disadvantageous unproductive unprofitable useless
ADJECTIVE
good
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adequate advantageous big great large long profitable respectable solid sufficient worthwhile
STRONG
entire full much whole
WEAK
ample complete extensive immeasurable lucrative sizable substantial
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inadequate insufficient little miniature small tiny unimportant
STRONG
incomplete
WEAK
inconsequential inconsiderable
ADJECTIVE
lucrative
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advantageous cost effective fruitful good money-making profitable worthwhile
WEAK
fatness gainful high-income in the black remunerative sweet
Antonyms
WEAK
poorly paid unprofitable
ADJECTIVE
moneymaking
Synonyms
STRONG
going good
WEAK
advantageous gainful lucrative profitable remunerative successful thriving well-paying
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 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
ADJECTIVE
successful
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fortunate fruitful happy lucky lucrative outstanding prosperous rewarding strong wealthy
WEAK
acknowledged advantageous ahead of the game at the top at top of ladder auspicious bestselling blooming blossoming booming champion crowned efficacious extraordinary flourishing fortuitous moneymaking notable noteworthy on track out in front rolling thriving top triumphant unbeaten undefeated victorious
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bad hopeless poor sad unfortunate unhappy unlucky unsuccessful
WEAK
forfeiting losing unfavorable unprofitable
ADJECTIVE
worthwhile
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advantageous beneficial constructive excellent good important invaluable justifiable lucrative productive profitable rewarding useful valuable worthy
WEAK
estimable gainful meritorious money-making priceless remunerative serviceable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bad disadvantageous hurting unhelpful unimportant unprofitable unworthy useless worthless
WEAK
valueless
NOUN
payment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amount award cash deposit disbursement fee outlay pension premium refund reimbursement remittance reparation repayment restitution return reward royalty salary settlement subsidy sum support wage
STRONG
acquittal advance alimony amends amortization annuity bounty defrayal defrayment discharge down hire indemnification part portion quittance reckoning recompense redress remuneration requital retaliation
WEAK
pay-off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
debt penalty
STRONG
whole

Example Sentences

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But she added she never considered paying the money, and reported the incident to the police.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

He hopes that will start reaching homeowners, most of whom are now paying for alternative housing on top of their old mortgage, sometime this year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

By then, it will have finished paying for its restructuring and the full benefit of its recent cost-cutting will finally show up in the bank account, RBC says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Some could be paying $10,000 to $20,000 per month — if they could get coverage at all.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Was she even paying attention to the labels?

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows