gainful
gainful
adjectiveDefinition of GAINFUL
yielding a profit <graduated from school and went looking for gainful employment>
Synonyms economic, fat, gainful, juicy, lucrative, moneymaking, money-spinning [chiefly British], paying, remunerative
Near Antonyms disadvantageous, unfavorable
Antonyms unprofitable
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