Antonyms for economic
ˌɛk əˈnɒm ɪk, ˌi kə-eco·nom·ic

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1. economic, economicaladjective

   of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth

   "economic growth"; "aspects of social, political, and economical life"

   Antonyms:
   unprofitable, inefficient, unworldly

   Synonyms:
   stinting, sparing, scotch, frugal, economical

2. economicadjective

   of or relating to the science of economics

   "economic theory"

   Antonyms:
   unprofitable, inefficient, unworldly

   Synonyms:
   economical

3. economic, economicaladjective

   using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness

   "an economic use of home heating oil"; "a modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of her time"

   Antonyms:
   unprofitable, unworldly, inefficient

   Synonyms:
   stinting, sparing, scotch, frugal, economical

4. economicadjective

   concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money)

   "he wrote the book primarily for economic reasons"; "gave up the large house for economic reasons"; "in economic terms they are very privileged"

   Antonyms:
   unprofitable, unworldly, inefficient

   Synonyms:
   economical

5. economicadjective

   financially rewarding

   "it was no longer economic to keep the factory open"; "have to keep prices high enough to make it economic to continue the service"

   Antonyms:
   unworldly, unprofitable, inefficient

   Synonyms:
   economical

How to use economic in a sentence?

1. Norman Blackwell:

   Nor do I believe that there is a compelling economic argument to override those considerations.

2. Woodside Chief Executive Peter Coleman:

   The changes we are experiencing in our industry are starting to flow through our supply chain, we will use the time we now have to maximise long-term economic benefits for the development.

3. Hannah Arendt:

   When we were told that by freedom we understood free enterprise, we did very little to dispel this monstrous falsehood. Wealth and economic well-being, we have asserted, are the fruits of freedom, while we should have been the first to know that this kind of happiness has been an unmixed blessing only in this country, and it is a minor blessing compared with the truly political freedoms, such as freedom of speech and thought, of assembly and association, even under the best conditions.

4. Dallas Fed chief Robert Kaplan:

   The Federal Reserve is approaching a critical point in our economic recovery as The Federal Reserve deliberates the future path of monetary policy, unfortunately, the recent focus on my financial disclosure risks becoming a distraction to the Federal Reserve's execution of that vital work.

5. David Carter:

   There was a broad based recovery today. Markets were not fixated today on new taxes or tapering, in a shift from the past few weeks there’s been no big news from Washington, so markets were forced to focus on positive economic data and a new COVID medication.

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