Synonyms of lucrative

lucrative

adjective

ˈlü-krə-tiv 

as in profitable

yielding a profit

the new manager's mission was to turn the failing store into a lucrative operation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• profitable
• worthwhile
• economic
• remunerative
• beneficial
• gainful
• juicy
• paying
• money-spinning
• moneymaking
• rewarding
• favorable
• advantageous
• useful
• fat
• bankable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unprofitable
• unfavorable
• disadvantageous

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lucrative

Prostate biopsies are lucrative for urologists, who can do them in their practice and therefore have an incentive to order them, and so is finding clinically insignificant cancers that can be actively monitored, potentially through further biopsies. — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026

If the relationship became public, Silverman argued, Burke stood to lose his lucrative recording contract, including two remaining album options worth up to $12 million. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026

In some cases, participants are encouraged to earn money by recruiting new customers or reselling the same course, creating an affiliate structure in which marketing the program becomes more lucrative than the cryptocurrency instruction itself. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

The transitional kindergarten growth has siphoned more lucrative 4-year-olds from their sites — as babies and toddlers require higher staff ratios and more intense care — putting even more centers at risk of closing, research showed. — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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