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gainfully

adverbCommon GRE wordMore G words

in a way that yields profit or useful result

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Gainfully in a sentence

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He spent the summer gainfully, learning a trade that would support him for decades.

Synonyms
profitablyproductivelyusefully
Antonyms
unprofitablyfruitlessly
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Gainfully (adverb) means in a way that yields profit or useful result
Here is gainfully used in an example sentence: "He spent the summer gainfully, learning a trade that would support him for decades."
Common synonyms for gainfully include profitably, productively, usefully.
Antonyms of gainfully include unprofitably, fruitlessly.
Gainfully is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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