List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 40

SYNONYMS: beneficial, profitable, advantageous.
These adjectives apply to what promotes benefit or gain.

Beneficial is said of what enhances well-being: a temperate climate beneficial to the health; an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries.
Profitable refers to what yields material gain or useful compensation: profitable speculation on the stock market; a profitable meeting to resolve difficulties.
Something advantageous affords improvement in relative position or in chances of success: signed a contract that is advantageous to our company; found it socially advantageous to entertain often and well.