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Synonyms & Antonyms of lucrative
yielding a profit
- the new manager's mission was to turn the failing store into a lucrative operation
Synonyms for lucrative
- economic,
- fat,
- gainful,
- juicy,
- money-spinning
- [chiefly British],
- moneymaking,
- paying,
- profitable,
- remunerative
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“Lucrative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lucrative. Accessed 16 Jan. 2022.
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