Antonyms for unproductive


Grammar : Adj
Spell : pruh-duhk-tiv
Phonetic Transcription : prəˈdʌk tɪv


Definition of unproductive

Origin :
  • 1756, from un- (1) "not" + productive.
  • adj idle, nonproductive
Example sentences :
  • It still encumbered the south wall with its unproductive branches.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • The lobsterman made other attempts at conversation, but they were unproductive.
  • Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Unproductive opinions were nothing to her now, especially in Addington.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • The little cruising that had been done had been unproductive of results.
  • Extract from : « The Naval History of the United States » by Willis J. Abbot.
  • Poor Polly Perkins was a sad example of the unproductive consumer.
  • Extract from : « Molly Brown's Orchard Home » by Nell Speed
  • It stands for struggle that is often fruitless and unproductive.
  • Extract from : « The Psychology of Nations » by G.E. Partridge
  • It is true that even in that case it is unproductive of good.
  • Extract from : « Dona Perfecta » by B. Perez Galdos
  • Less than one-twelfth of the area of the state is unproductive.
  • Extract from : « Commercial Geography » by Jacques W. Redway
  • Between the river-valleys are long stretches of unproductive land.
  • Extract from : « Commercial Geography » by Jacques W. Redway
  • It can also be propagated from the seed, but these are often unproductive.
  • Extract from : « British Borneo » by W. H. Treacher

Synonyms for unproductive

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