| Main Entry: |
profitable |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
advantageous; money-making |
Synonyms: |
assisting,
beneficial,
commercial,
conducive, contributive, cost-effective,
effective,
effectual,
favorable,
fruitful, gainful,
going,
good, in the black,
instrumental,
lucrative, paid off, paying, paying well,
practical,
pragmatic,
productive, remunerative,
rewarding, self-sustaining, serviceable,
successful, sustaining,
sweet*,
useful,
valuable, well-paying,
worthwhile
|
Antonyms: |
disadvantageous, unprofitable
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source