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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How to use unprofitable in a sentence?

1. Barclays Africa analyst Peter Worthington:

   For example, at current prices over half of South Africa's platinum production is unprofitable. This will likely weigh on mineral exports, eroding some of the benefit from lower oil prices.

2. Sergio Marchionne:

   We refuse to invest in unprofitable ventures, if you look at the relevance of SUVs and CUVs in the European market... that dynamic has completely changed. It's created the possibility to launch the 500X and the Jeep Renegade in this market and open production on the European side.

3. Steen Jakobsen:

   Shale gas and shale oil have added around 0.5 percent to GDP per year in my model, and I think it will now subtract 0.5 to 1.0 percent as projects become unprofitable and credit in the sector tanks.

4. Nick Dussuyer:

   If premium income levels continue to deteriorate, and capacity does not withdraw ... at some stage this portfolio is bound to become unprofitable, it will be interesting to see at this stage which insurers will choose to withdraw and which will try and ride out the storm, anticipating a turning market.

5. Ursula K. LeGuin:

   When action grows unprofitable, gather information when information grows unprofitable, sleep.