profited

Came out ahead

Profited is the past tense of profit—to gain benefit or advantage, especially financial.

A business profited from increased demand; an investor profited on a sale.

The gain needn't be monetary: She profited from the experience, He profited greatly from his mentor's advice.

success

achieved

Successfully completed a goal

attained · realized · succeeded · prevailed · made good · struck gold · cashed in · scored · capitalized

financial

gain

Positive return received

earnings · revenue · income · ROI · appreciation · surplus · windfall · interest · lucrative · leverage

benefit

advantage

Favorable position or circumstance

boon · bonus · perquisite · gratuity · fruitful · beneficiary · reaped · enjoyed · prospered · bettered

wealth

enriched

Made more valuable

prosperity · opulence · assets · estate · treasure · inheritance · endowment · millionaire · well-off · moneyed

growth

expanded

Made larger or wider

multiplied · surged · boomed · burgeoned · grew · escalated · accumulated · compounded · snowballed · built up

Opposites
financial outcome

profitedlost

Unable to navigate

went bankrupt · failed · went under · broke even · tanked

benefit/advantage

profitedsuffered

Underwent pain or hardship

paid the price · lost ground · sacrificed · forfeited

Phrases
Family

profit, profits, profitable, nonprofit, profitless, unprofitable, profiting, profiteer, profitability

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