How to Use counterproductive in a Sentence

counterproductive

adjective

• His uncontrollable anger is very counterproductive to his attempt at saving his marriage.
• Wulfeck said many of the changes would be counterproductive.
  — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2022
• The guys that are rehabbing are on their own right now, which to me seems very counterproductive here.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2022
• But a campaign to change the language of disease, based on the urge to do something, could be counterproductive.
  — Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2022
• A lot of people may see hair trimming as counterproductive when trying to gain length, but Afro hair needs to be trimmed.
  — Sheilla Mamona, Glamour, 8 Aug. 2022
• But that came to be seen as tainted by racial bias and counterproductive because drug use is treatable.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Feb. 2022
• Adding a stack of non-premium prospects could be counterproductive as Houston looks to turn the corner into the next phase of its rebuild.
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 31 Jan. 2023
• The result is constant guilt about our choices and that is counterproductive.
  — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2022
• Still, experts agree that waiting to time the market can be counterproductive.
  — Alexis Christoforous, ABC News, 10 Feb. 2023
• Choosing the cheapest one to save taxpayer money can be counterproductive if the project fails.
  — Komal Goyal, Forbes, 17 July 2023
• One of them, though, had the potential to create a huge, counterproductive off-court distraction.
  — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Sep. 2022
• Lake has every right to file her lawsuit, even if counterproductive.
  — Jon Gabriel, CNN, 6 Dec. 2022
• Walker only needs to think back to the 2019 trade deadline to support his opinion that getting caught up in trade rumors can be counterproductive.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 15 July 2022
• That could prove in all too many ways to be eminently counterproductive.
  — David A. Andelman, CNN, 24 May 2022
• Heft and luxury, though, is a counterproductive approach for this seams-still-showing play.
  — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2023
• This same styling was maintained on purpose, as Apple believes changing the look and feel of such an iconic earbud would be counterproductive.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 22 Sep. 2022
• But one city resident said the tax increase could be counterproductive.
  — Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022
• Labeling other emotions as bad or off-limits can be very counterproductive in the long run.
  — Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2023
• Trying to have the biggest, best, most mind-blowing orgasm is counterproductive.
  — Dr. Nan Wise, Glamour, 7 Sep. 2022
• Some are warning that mass arrests could prove counterproductive or even lead to violence.
  — Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2022
• If Hamas meant to humanize its fighters to audiences in Israel or the West, the video was stunningly counterproductive.
  — David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
• Finally, an overemphasis on the height at release could often be counterproductive, causing even the best free shooters to miss more shots.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Jan. 2024
• This meddling by the state, like past coercion, is counterproductive.
  — Chelsea Follett, National Review, 18 Jan. 2024
• But given the cost of living head-winds Apple may decide that increasing prices could be counterproductive.
  — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 11 July 2022
• The ballooning deficit from tax cuts was counterproductive.
  — WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022
• Recovery advocates warned that the bill would be counterproductive for drug users.
  — Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 25 May 2023
• In their view, Beckham, by not speaking up and by avoiding questioning by the media, was wielding his influence in ways that were at times counterproductive.
  — Tariq Panja, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2022
• Young enduring more growing pains from the offensive line in Year 2 could be counterproductive.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 12 Feb. 2024
• But critics charge that enacting a ban is counterproductive and threatens tens of thousands of the 13 million jobs in the European Union that are linked to the automotive sector.
  — Melissa Eddy, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2023
• But attempts to protect ourselves from these fears wind up being counterproductive and deadly in their own regard.
  — Vulture, 13 June 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024