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productiveness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of productiveness

the power to produce a desired result

  • the prodigious productiveness of the nationʼs shipyards during World War II
Synonyms of productiveness

edge, effectiveness, effectualness, efficaciousness, efficacity, efficacy, efficiency
Words Related to productiveness

ability, capability, capacity

potency, puissance, strength
Near Antonyms of productiveness

inability, inadequacy, inadequateness, incompetence, incompetency
Antonyms of productiveness

ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness, inefficiency

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