| ADJECTIVE | all | unproductive | not producing or capable of producing |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | unproductive | not producing desired results |
| Sounds | ah.nprahdah'ktihv | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... | |
| Meaning | not producing or capable of producing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries" | |
| Narrower | bootless, fruitless, futile, sleeveless, vain | unproductive of success |
| dry | unproductive especially of the expected results | |
| nonproductive | not directly productive | |
| See also | sterile, unfertile, infertile | incapable of reproducing |
| uncreative | not creative | |
| unprofitable | producing little or no profit or gain | |
| Opposite | productive | producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly) |
| Spanish | improductivo | |
| Nouns | unproductiveness | the quality of lacking the power to produce |
| Adverbs | unproductively | in an unproductive manner |
| Meaning | not producing desired results. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the talks between labor and management were unproductive" | |
| Broader | ineffective, uneffective, ineffectual | not producing an intended effect |
| Spanish | improductivo | |
| Nouns | unproductiveness | the quality of lacking the power to produce |
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