profitable

1 yielding a profit selling real estate on the side turned out to be a profitable venture for the stay-at-home mom Synonyms economic, fat, gainful, juicy, lucrative, moneymaking, money-spinning [chiefly British], paying, remunerative Related Words advantageous, beneficial, favorable, rewarding, useful, worthwhile; bankable Near Antonyms disadvantageous, unfavorable Antonyms unprofitable

2 promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being I have always found honesty to be a profitable course of action Synonyms advantageous, benefic, beneficent, benignant, favorable, friendly, good, helpful, kindly, beneficial, salutaryRelated Words gratifying, rewarding, satisfying; auspicious, promising, propitious; advisable, desirable, healthful, healthy, salubrious, salutiferous, wholesome; gainful, lucrative, remunerative; ameliorative, amelioratory, bettering, constructive, supportiveNear Antonyms damaging, deleterious, harmful, injurious, insalubriousAntonyms bad, disadvantageous, unfavorable, unfriendly, unhelpful, unprofitable