unproductive as an adjective: - 1
- 2
unproductive
adjective
1 unproductive
Not producing or capable of producing.
Roget 645:
useless,
inutile,
inefficacious,
futile,
unavailing,
bootless;
inoperative
etc.
158;
inadequate
etc.
(insufficient)
640;
inservient†,
unsubservient;
inept,
inefficient
etc.
(impotent)
158;
of no avail
etc.
(use)
644;
ineffectual
etc.
(failure)
732;
incompetent
etc.
(unskillful)
699;
stale, flat and unprofitable;"
superfluous
etc.
(redundant)
641;
dispensable;
thrown away
etc.
(wasted)
638;
abortive
etc.
(immature)
674.
worthless,
valueless,
priceless;
unsalable;
not worth a straw
etc.
(trifling)
643,
dear at any price.
vain,
empty,
inane;
gainless†,
profitless,
fruitless;
unserviceable,
unprofitable;
ill-spent;
unproductive
etc.
169;
hors de combat [Fr.];
effete,
past work
etc.
(impaired)
659;
obsolete
etc.
(old)
124;
fit for the dust hole;
good for nothing;
of no earthly use;
not worth having,
not worth powder and shot;
leading to no end,
uncalled for;
unnecessary,
unneeded.
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Roget 169:
unproductive,
acarpous†,
inoperative,
barren,
addled,
infertile,
unfertile,
unprolific†,
arid,
sterile,
unfruitful,
infecund†;
sine prole;
fallow;
teemless†,
issueless†,
fruitless;
unprofitable
etc.
(useless)
645;
null and void,
of no effect.
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Polish: bezproduktywny, nieproduktywny
2 unproductive
Not producing desired results.
Polish: bezproduktywny, bezpłodny, czczy, nieproduktywny
Moby thesaurus: abortive, acarpous, arid, barren, bootless, celibate, childless, desert, desolate, drained, dried-up, dry, exhausted, fallow, fruitless, gainless, gaunt, gelded, impotent, ineffective, ineffectual, infecund, infertile, issueless, jejune, leached, menopausal, nonfertile, nonproducing, nonproductive, nonprolific, nonremunerative, otiose, profitless, rewardless, sine prole, sterile, sucked dry, teemless, unavailable, unavailing, uncultivated, unfertile, unfruitful, unplowed, unprofitable, unprolific, unremunerative, unrewarding, unsown, untilled, useless, vain, virgin, waste, wasted, without issue ... show more.
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