Synonyms for unproductive
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1. unproductiveadjective

   not producing or capable of producing

   "elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries"

   Antonyms:
   fertile, effective, amentaceous, arable, oil-bearing, nut-bearing, tillable, productive, fur-bearing, effectual, cultivable, rich, cultivatable, prolific, amentiferous, fecund, efficacious

2. unproductiveadjective

   not producing desired results

   "the talks between labor and management were unproductive"

   Antonyms:
   tillable, efficacious, fur-bearing, arable, amentaceous, cultivatable, effectual, nut-bearing, fertile, effective, amentiferous, rich, cultivable, prolific, fecund, oil-bearing, productive

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1. unproductiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   unfruitful, barren, unprolific, sterile, unprocreant, UNPROFITABLE

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1. unproductiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   unfruitful, barren

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1. List of paraphrases for "unproductive":

   non-productive, non-performing, sterile, nonproductive, counterproductive, fruitless, counter-productive, barren, uncultivated, unsuccessful, futile

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1. Maximiliano Hardie:

   In the last few years labor disputes have cost us in the region of $10 million, enough to drill a well, between 2013 and 2014 the number of strike days, and therefore the amount of unproductive time, increased.

2. Maximiliano Hardie:

   Between 2013 and 2014 the number of strike days, and therefore the amount of unproductive time, increased.

3. Ferdinand Tan:

   No one can really solve the traffic. So instead of complaining about it, I try to maximize (the time), i use unproductive time to be productive.

4. Denzel McCampbell:

   At a time where report after report cites the city of Detroit's harmful treatment of Black Lives Matter protesters –and the enormous waste of taxpayer money to lose embarrassingly in court after trying to intimidate them, the city's use of discriminatory facial recognition technology, and the fact that people still do not feel safe despite spending $300 million per year on police –it's disappointing and unproductive for Chief Craig to run to the cameras to call for Congresswoman Tlaib's resignation, one would think Chief Craig has more important things to do.

5. Paolo Pio:

   The privilege I have is that I can work remotely, if I live on my own in a London apartment for this entire time and I don’t see anybody, I certainly will suffer mentally and it certainly would be very unproductive, right? So, I chose to be in the place that allows me to be the most productive.