as in unsuccessful
not producing the desired result
harsh disciplinary measures that prove to be counterproductive
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Recent Examples of counterproductive
The judge also deemed counterproductive Nevada’s argument that because other states have sent Kalshi cease-and-desist letters, the company’s practices should be viewed with suspicion.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Industry leaders have denounced the lawsuit as counterproductive.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Some firefighters say the attempt to put out all wildfires is both unrealistic and counterproductive.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
Some constitutional scholars still maintain that hair-on-fire rhetoric about the demise of the republic is counterproductive.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Industry leaders have denounced the lawsuit as counterproductive.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Some firefighters say the attempt to put out all wildfires is both unrealistic and counterproductive.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
Some constitutional scholars still maintain that hair-on-fire rhetoric about the demise of the republic is counterproductive.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterproductive
Adjective
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Later that month, Kalyn Free, an attorney from Oklahoma who was unsuccessful in her bid for a vice chair position, filed a complaint alleging that the DNC improperly merged two separate questions into a single vote.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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Several attempts to establish at least a partial ceasefire have been unsuccessful.—
DASHA LITVINOVA,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Businesses often overlook the financial consequences of poor hiring decisions or inefficient technology, yet these areas directly affect the bottom line.—
Raja Walia,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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The space weather exercise overseen by NOAA found that inefficient communication between space weather experts and other government agencies and stakeholders likely to deal with the fallout of these incidents could lead to incorrect conclusions.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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The inability to raise the left can render his height advantage ineffective on the glass.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
9 May 2025
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Extracts of garlic, hot pepper, orange peels or companion planting are ineffective.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
7 May 2025
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“Counterproductive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterproductive. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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