Synonyms for unprofitable
ʌnˈprɒf ɪ tə bəlun·prof·itable

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1. unprofitableadjective

   Antonyms:
   profitable

2. unprofitableadjective

   Being a professional poet is a nice job, albeit unprofitable.

   Antonyms:
   profitable

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1. unprofitable

   Vain (Latin vanus, empty) keeps the etymological idea through all changes of meaning; a vain endeavor is empty of result, or of adequate power to produce a result, a vain pretension is empty or destitute of support, a vain person has a conceit that is empty or destitute of adequate cause or reason. That which is bootless, fruitless, or profitless fails to accomplish any valuable result; that which is abortive, ineffectual, or unavailing fails to accomplish a result that it was, or was supposed to be, adapted to accomplish. That which is useless, futile, or vain is inherently incapable of accomplishing a specified result. Useless, in the widest sense, signifies not of use for any valuable purpose, and is thus closely similar to valueless and worthless. Fruitless is more final than ineffectual, as applying to the sum or harvest of endeavor. That which is useless lacks actual fitness for a purpose; that which is vain lacks imaginable fitness. Compare VACANT; OSTENTATION; PRIDE.

   Compare synonyms for UTILITY.

   Synonyms:
   abortive, baseless, bootless, deceitful, delusive, empty, fruitless, futile, idle, inconstant, ineffectual, nugatory, null, profitless, shadowy, trifling, trivial, unavailing, unimportant, unreal, unsatisfying, unserviceable, unsubstantial, useless, vain, vapid, visionary, worthless

   Antonyms:
   adequate, advantageous, beneficial, competent, effective, efficient, expedient, potent, powerful, profitable, real, serviceable, solid, sound, substantial, sufficient, useful, valid, valuable, worthy

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1. unprofitable

   Synonyms:
   useless, bootless, futile, fruitless

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1. unprofitableadjective

   producing little or no profit or gain

   "deposits abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable"

   Antonyms:
   paying, bankable, lucrative, remunerative, moneymaking, juicy, economic, gainful, paid, fat, profitable

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1. unprofitableadjective

   Synonyms:
   profitless, fruitless, bootless, useless, worthless, unremunerating, futile, unserviceable, unproductive, unfruitful, barren

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1. unprofitableadjective

   Synonyms:
   unremunerative, profitless, futile, fruitless, unavailing

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1. List of paraphrases for "unprofitable":

   uneconomic, non-profitable, unviable, uneconomical, profitable, loss-making

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1. Sven Reinke:

   Although the discounters' sales densities have caught up with the big four retailers, Aldi and Lidl could continue to gain around 1 percent market share every year supported by their store expansion plans at a time where the big four selectively close unprofitable stores.

2. Lindt Chief Executive Ernst Tanner:

   We're going to eliminate non-strategic or unprofitable activities in the course of this year.

3. Hans Gruenfeld:

   A tax does not stimulate companies to make unprofitable investments, the Dutch are trying to get companies to suddenly move faster than elsewhere in Europe. There's a large chance that will only shift production abroad, without reducing CO2 emissions on an international scale.

4. Ronald Lam:

   Many airlines have already reduced or cut their services to and from Hong Kong as many routes have become unprofitable due to declining passenger numbers.

5. Wesley D'Amico:

   I avoid unprofitable discussions.”