Synonyms for lucrative
ˈlu krə tɪvlu·cra·tive

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1. lucrativeadjective

   Antonyms:
   non-lucrative

2. lucrativeadjective

   Antonyms:
   non-lucrative

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1. lucrative, moneymaking, remunerativeadjective

   producing a sizeable profit

   "a remunerative business"

   Synonyms:
   paying(a), mercenary, mercantile, stipendiary, salaried, compensable, remunerative, moneymaking(a), moneymaking

   Antonyms:
   unprofitable

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1. lucrativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   profitable, remunerative, gainful, paying

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1. lucrativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   profitable

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1. List of paraphrases for "lucrative":

   profitable, gainful, profit-making, for-profit, remunerative, juicy, revenue-producing

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1. Guy Bisson:

   The Middle East is going to be one of the big focus markets for that local production because The Middle East's clearly a potentially lucrative and large market for them.

2. Rabia Yasmeen:

   Vision 2030 is a more holistic long-term transformation across all sectors of the economy, we see big regional and global names entering the Saudi market over the [next five years], with lucrative opportunities in retail, hospitality and tourism, real estate, healthcare and digitization.

3. John Carter:

   It is outrageous that this administration would even consider using our military installations to shelter illegal immigrants who have crossed our southern border, president Obama needs to enforce our immigration laws and secure our border, not undermine our military at a time when our country is facing increased threats from radical Islamic terrorists. Last year, amid a surge of unaccompanied children streaming in from Central America, the Pentagon began housing thousands of unaccompanied illegal immigrant children at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, in Texas, Naval Base Ventura County, in California, and at Fort Sill, in Oklahoma. More than 10,000 unaccompanied minor children have streamed into United States over the Mexican border since October 1, the result of unchecked corruption and gang violence in their Central American homelands, and an effort by Mexican drug cartels to diversify into the very lucrative migrant smuggling business. The Department of Health and Human Service's Office of Refugee Relocation is required to take control of unaccompanied children once they enter the U.S., and the agency is once again being stretched to the limit by a surge that has reached an estimated 10,000 since October. In a statement, Fort Hood spokesman Tony Rheinlander said it is n’t even up to the Pentagon whether or not Fort Hood is used.

4. Soner Cagaptay:

   I think, though, the bigger driver...(is that) Erdogan has realized that the U.S. will not help him in Syria against the YPG, and Putin will, in return, Putin has lured Turkey into lucrative deals and bargains, many of which undermine Turkey's pro-Western orientation, the S-400 purchase being a case in point.

5. Michael Bivona:

   The job openings for librarians can be very lucrative, some universities and colleges have 24/7 hours of operations, while neighborhood libraries, although they have shorter hours, still offer part-timers the opportunity to earn extra money while working in a quiet setting.As most libraries are computer driven, it also gives baby boomers a chance to fine-tune their PC skills.