unproductive
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unproductive
- /ˌʌn.pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/
Rhymes with -ʌktɪv
adjective more unproductive · most unproductive
- Not productive; useless; fruitless. Juggling is an amusing pastime, but generally unproductive.
- No longer used to produce new words (see examples).
Similar: nonproductive, unyieldly, lean
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ineffectual, ineffective, fruitless, futile, nonproductive, dry, bootless, vain, sleeveless, uneffective, useless, inefficient, pointless, worthless, unsuccessful, unprofitable
adjective
Similar: nonproductive, unyieldly, lean
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adj not productive
| 日本語 | 非生産的 hiseisanteki |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 無生產的 /无生产的 wúshēngchǎn de |
| Português | improdutivo |
| Français | improductif |
| Deutsch | unproduktiv |
| Italiano | improduttivo |
| Română | neproductiv, nefructuos |
| Русский | непродукти́вный neproduktívnyj, непроизводи́тельный neproizvodítelʹnyj |
Talk about this word "unproductive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unproductive. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. unproductive. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unproductive "unproductive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unproductive.Cite this
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