Bad
Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Profitable
Profitable adjective - Promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being.
Usage example: I have always found honesty to be a profitable course of action
Bad is an antonym for profitable.
Both words in one sentence
- Starbucks is seeing serious competition from McDonald's McCafé drinks, while even gas stations, which were once synonymous with bad coffee, have adopted many of the coffee house practices to make a drinkable (and profitable) product.
- While they even have a codified system of rules governing this behavior, going around said rules if it's for a profitable goal isn't considered a bad thing.
Source: Greed - Gentleman Jim Stacey runs an orderly, profitable business and avoids bad PR.
Source: Neighbourhood-Friendly Gangsters
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