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gainful adj.
moneymaking adj.
profitable adj.

ADJECTIVE

gainful

Synonyms

WEAK

advantageous beneficial fat fruitful generous going going concern good in the black lucrative lush moneymaking paid off paying remunerative rewarding rich satisfying substantial sweet useful worthwhile

Antonyms

WEAK

disadvantageous unproductive unprofitable useless

ADJECTIVE

moneymaking

Synonyms

STRONG

going good

WEAK

advantageous gainful lucrative paying profitable remunerative successful thriving

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 paying well pragmatic remunerative self-sustaining serviceable sustaining sweet

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fruitless impotent incapable unfruitful unhelpful unproductive unprofitable unskilled useless valueless worthless

WEAK

disadvantageous

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well-paying

Advice for a burned-out breadwinner: A letter writer who’s outwardly successful by all measures—a wife, kids, a well-paying job—can’t stop dreaming about leaving it all behind.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

In India, competitive exams are the path for millions to subsidized college spots or government jobs, amid a shortage of well-paying private jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The single mother found a stable and well-paying job at a packaging center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

"Being on a ship is a convenient way out for many, as it is a relatively well-paying job for the qualification it demands."

From Barron's ● May 25, 2026

Kate supported them; she had well-paying clients who remained committed to her mediumship.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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