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Synonyms & Antonyms of gainful
yielding a profit
- graduated from school and went looking for gainful employment
Synonyms for gainful
- economic,
- fat,
- juicy,
- lucrative,
- money-spinning
- [chiefly British],
- moneymaking,
- paying,
- profitable,
- remunerative
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The first known use of gainful was in 1553
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