LUCRATIVE Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

lucrative

adjective

ˈlü-krə-tiv

Definition of lucrative next

as in profitable

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

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Recent Examples of lucrative Kentucky’s payouts for drug treatment became so lucrative that companies bused in clients from other states to fill their treatment centers. —

Alex Acquisto, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026 But few people today buy vinyl records or CDs, and revenue from streaming isn’t as lucrative as the physical album sales were. —

Leah Nylen, Bloomberg, 9 Apr. 2026 But there are multiple CD rate options around 4% currently, making the latter type exponentially more lucrative than the traditional account. —

Matt Richardson, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026 Nearly every sports league or tournament is trying to create a lucrative, attention-grabbing ancillary event before the main attraction. —

Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lucrative

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lucrative

profitable

Adjective

Convenience store gas sales are not as profitable as bringing people inside from the pumps.

— Mead Gruver, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
In 1949, Arthur Miller envisioned the American Dream as a kind of spiritual opioid crisis — a profitable system of addiction, this one to a beautiful lie, that was literally killing people.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026