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gain​ful
adjective
gain·​ful
ˈgān-fəl

Definition

  • productive of gain profitable //gainful employment
Other Words
  • gain​ful​ly ˈgān-fə-lē adverb
  • gain​ful​ness noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
economic fat juicy lucrative money-spinning [chiefly British] moneymaking paying profitable remunerative
Antonyms
unprofitable
Examples
  • //graduated from school and went looking for gainful employment
First Known Use
1553, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
gain entry 1 + -ful entry 1
gainful
adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms


gain​ful
adjective
gain·​ful
ˈgān-fəl

Definition

  • productive of gain profitable //gainful employment
Other Words
  • gain​ful​ly ˈgān-fə-lē adverb
  • gain​ful​ness noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
economic fat juicy lucrative money-spinning [chiefly British] moneymaking paying profitable remunerative
Antonyms
unprofitable
Examples
  • //graduated from school and went looking for gainful employment
First Known Use
1553, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
gain entry 1 + -ful entry 1
gainful
adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms


gain​ful
adjective
gain·​ful
ˈgān-fəl

Definition

  • productive of gain profitable //gainful employment
Other Words
  • gain​ful​ly ˈgān-fə-lē adverb
  • gain​ful​ness noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
economic fat juicy lucrative money-spinning [chiefly British] moneymaking paying profitable remunerative
Antonyms
unprofitable
Examples
  • //graduated from school and went looking for gainful employment
First Known Use
1553, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
gain entry 1 + -ful entry 1
gainful
adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms


gain​ful
adjective
gain·​ful
ˈgān-fəl

Definition

  • productive of gain profitable //gainful employment
Other Words
  • gain​ful​ly ˈgān-fə-lē adverb
  • gain​ful​ness noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
economic fat juicy lucrative money-spinning [chiefly British] moneymaking paying profitable remunerative
Antonyms
unprofitable
Examples
  • //graduated from school and went looking for gainful employment
First Known Use
1553, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
gain entry 1 + -ful entry 1
gainful
adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms