Antonyms for more profitable
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : prof-i-tuh-buhl |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɒf ɪ tə bəl |
Definition of more profitable
Origin :- c.1300, "yielding benefit, useful," from profit (v.) + -able or from Old French profitable, porfitable. Specific sense of "money-making" is attested from 1758. Related: Profitably.
- adj advantageous; money-making
- "Not more profitable to you than my solitary reveries, I fancy," said Jennie.
- Extract from : « The Elm Tree Tales » by F. Irene Burge Smith
- Then, my blessed Thrasymachus, injustice can never be more profitable than justice.
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- Do you know of anything we could turn to, more profitable, Dinah?
- Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever
- First-rate,” said I; “bonneting is more profitable than reviewing.
- Extract from : « Lavengro » by George Borrow
- First rate,” said I; “bonneting is more profitable than reviewing.
- Extract from : « Lavengro » by George Borrow
- Good judgment in pruning is more profitable than recipes to repair damage.
- Extract from : « The Apple-Tree » by L. H. Bailey
- It is more profitable to give a light dressing to a larger area.
- Extract from : « Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement » by Alva Agee
- Nay, it is more profitable than most trades, because there is less of competition in it.
- Extract from : « The Day of Wrath » by Maurus Jkai
- A man can scarcely find a more profitable companion than himself.
- Extract from : « The Parables of Our Lord » by William Arnot
- Though these may be more profitable, they are also more hazardous and more laborious.
- Extract from : « Cotton is King and The Pro-Slavery Arguments » by Various
Synonyms for more profitable
- 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
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