profitable

[prof-i-tuh-buhl] / ˈprɒf ɪ tə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

advantageous; money-making

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 well-paying

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fruitless impotent incapable unfruitful unhelpful unproductive unprofitable unskilled useless valueless worthless

WEAK

disadvantageous

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Joseph Nicchitta, the county’s interim chief executive officer, called on the State Bar to implement “badly needed ethical reforms” that would make big personal injury cases less profitable for lawyers.

From Los Angeles Times

“I am extremely confident that our leadership team and focused strategy will lead Sweetgreen back to sustained, profitable growth.”

From Los Angeles Times

John Vincent said the upcoming rises in business rates along with overall cost increases means the High Street is no longer as profitable.

From BBC

But this is not the only profitable option for AI.

From The Wall Street Journal

While many lower-income consumers may struggle with benefits cuts, those aren’t the bulk of banks’ borrowing customers, especially not in profitable businesses like wealth management.

From The Wall Street Journal

profitable

Example Sentences

Related Words