Prosperous vs Lucrative - What's the difference?
prosperous | lucrative |
characterized by success
well off; affluent
favorable
Producing a surplus; profitable.
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As adjectives the difference between prosperous and lucrative
is that prosperous is characterized by success while lucrative is producing a surplus; profitable.prosperous
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(en adjective)- Trading Babe Ruth was far more prosperous for the Yankees than for the Red Sox.
- He was raised in a very prosperous household.
- He chose a prosperous lottery number that evening.
Synonyms
* (characterized by success ): successful * (well off ): affluent, rich, well off, well-to-do, wealthy * (favorable ): favorableDerived terms
* prosperously * prosperousness * prosperitylucrative
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Adjective
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