REMUNERATIVE Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

remunerative

adjective

ri-ˈmyü-nə-rə-tiv

Definition of remunerative

as in lucrative

yielding a profit made a highly remunerative investment that will end up paying my college tuition

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Recent Examples of remunerative This mundane enterprise turned out to be reasonably remunerative. — Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025 One of higher education’s unsung scandals is enrollment caps for the most remunerative majors, namely the most technical and scientific. — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025 At the same time, a growing chorus of policy wonks and public officials, including yours truly, have argued that Americans shouldn’t have to buy a college degree in order to find remunerative employment. — Frederick Hess, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024 These hothouses draw an inexhaustible supply of idealistic pilgrims who’ve chosen to forego more stable and remunerative career paths in pursuit of the high-wire act that is a meaningful creative life. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for remunerative

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That, in turn, led to Southampton getting thrown out of the playoffs — costing the team a chance of promotion to the lucrative Premier League — and receiving a four-point deduction to start this season.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
This offseason, Indianapolis locked up wide receiver Alec Pierce on a lucrative four-year contract while adding a familiar Chiefs foe, wide receiver Keenan Allen, as a possession target.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of lucrative

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Five years ago, self-storage was one of the most profitable segments of the real-estate industry, with higher annual returns than multifamily housing, office complexes, and retail stores.

— David Owen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
The company is raising more capital because of the number of opportunities in space, despite having been profitable for five consecutive years, Jordà said.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of profitable

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