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adjective un·pro·duc·tive \ˌən-prə-ˈdək-tiv, -prō-\

Definition of unproductive

  1. :  not effective in bringing something about :  not yielding results, benefits, or profits :  not productive unproductive meetings unproductive strategies unproductive workers

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First Known Use of unproductive

circa 1676

unproductive Synonyms

Synonyms
bony (also boney), dead, desolate, hardscrabble, impoverished, infertile, poor, stark, unfertile, barren, waste
Antonyms
fertile, fruitful, lush, luxuriant, productive, rich
Related Words
bleak, inhospitable, lifeless; uncultivable, untillable; bankrupted, consumed, debilitated, depleted, diminished, drained, dried-up, enfeebled, exhausted, expended, lessened, reduced, spent, used up; arid, desert, droughty, dry, rainless, sere (also sear), thirsty, waterless; baked, dehydrated, parched, sunbaked
Near Antonyms
arable, tillable; green, sylvan, verdant

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