Definitions

fruitful

[froot-fuhl] / ˈfrut fəl /

ADJECTIVE

productive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advantageous beneficial conducive effective profitable rewarding successful useful worthwhile

WEAK

abounding abundant blooming blossoming breeding childbearing childing copious fecund fertile flourishing flush fructiferous gainful plenteous plentiful profuse proliferant prolific propagating reproducing rich spawning well-spent

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disadvantageous unfavorable unhelpful unprofitable useless worthless

WEAK

barren impotent sterile unfruitful unproductive

Example Sentences

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It initially gained, over 70%, then dropped close to 25%, and could prove a fruitful trade if oil gains.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

But if AI is a normal technology, mostly what we would call a plugin, it turns out to be a very fruitful way to make plugins for a lot of different programs.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

Studies conducted 20 years ago showed that we spent between 30% and 50% of our time in creatively fruitful “mental drift.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

“We look forward to yet another fruitful resolution to another case that should have never been filed,” the attorney told the outlet.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Because life is fruitful and they should be able to go grab some of the meat of life.

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones

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