unproductive
adjective
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
not producing or capable of producing
elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries
Related & opposite
- uncreative also see
- sterile also see
- unprofitable also see
- productive antonym
- unproductiveness derivation
- bootless similar to
- dry similar to
- nonproductive similar to
Sense 2 adjective
not producing desired results
the talks between labor and management were unproductive
Related & opposite
- unproductiveness derivation
- ineffective similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | uncreative |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | sterile |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | unprofitable |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | productive |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | unproductiveness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | bootless |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | dry |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | nonproductive |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | unproductiveness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | ineffective |