Antonyms of adj lucrative

1 sense of lucrative

Sense 1
lucrative, moneymaking, remunerative -- (producing a sizeable profit; "a remunerative business")

INDIRECT (VIA profitable) -> unprofitable -- (producing little or no profit or gain; "deposits abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable")

Similarity of adj lucrative

1 sense of lucrative

Sense 1
lucrative, moneymaking, remunerative -- (producing a sizeable profit; "a remunerative business")
       => profitable (vs. unprofitable) -- (yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market")