Synonyms for productive
prəˈdʌk tɪvpro·duc·tive

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1. productiveadjective

   Antonyms:
   nonproductive, unproductive

2. productiveadjective

   Antonyms:
   nonproductive, unproductive

3. productiveadjective

   Antonyms:
   unproductive, nonproductive

4. productiveadjective

   Antonyms:
   nonproductive, unproductive

5. productiveadjective

   Antonyms:
   unproductive, nonproductive

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1. productive

   Synonyms:
   fruitful, prolific, fertile, efficient, causative

   Antonyms:
   unfruitful, barren, sterile, unproductive, inefficient, effete

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1. productiveadjective

   producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly)

   "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration"

   Synonyms:
   generative, fat, rich, fertile

   Antonyms:
   nonproductive, vain, bootless, fruitless, dry, unproductive, unfruitful, futile, sleeveless, unsuccessful

2. generative, productiveadjective

   having the ability to produce or originate

   "generative power"; "generative forces"

   Synonyms:
   procreative, generative, fat, rich, fertile, reproductive

   Antonyms:
   futile, unsuccessful, sleeveless, unfruitful, dry, nonproductive, fruitless, unproductive, vain, bootless

3. productiveadjective

   yielding positive results

   Synonyms:
   generative, fat, rich, fertile

   Antonyms:
   dry, futile, unproductive, fruitless, nonproductive, unfruitful, vain, sleeveless, bootless, unsuccessful

4. fat, fertile, productive, richadjective

   marked by great fruitfulness

   "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"

   Synonyms:
   fat, fecund, fatty, generative, robust, full-bodied, juicy, copious, fertile, deep, plentiful, racy, ample, rich, prolific, plenteous

   Antonyms:
   vain, nonproductive, sleeveless, dry, fruitless, unproductive, unfruitful, unsuccessful, bootless, futile

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1. productiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   fertile, generative, prolific, fruitful

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1. List of paraphrases for "productive":

   fruitful, production, productivity, producing, successful, constructive, fertile

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1. Thomas Boothby:

   Understanding how to safeguard astronauts and other organisms against these stresses will be essential for ensuring a safe and productive long-term space presence.

2. Steven Mnuchin:

   I don't think it would be productive to speculate on the outcome because we have a lot of work left to do. ... If we can't get to the deadline, that's not because we haven't worked around the clock.

3. Robert Herjavec:

   I also do something a lot of people don’t, i say ‘no.’ To be as productive as possible, you have to learn to say ‘no’ and to say it often. When you’re an entrepreneur, when you’re leading a business, everybody wants a piece of you. It’s so hard. Related: Robert Herjavec: 'The World Doesn't Reward Mediocrity.' He continues, The tendency is to say ‘yes’ to everything and then everything suffers, and you’re like, ‘Why did I say ‘yes’ to this?! Eventually you learn the power of ‘no’ and you get better at it as you go.

4. Carolyn Helsel:

   Our colleagues of color are constantly being taxed by microaggressions and the stress that goes with that, so it's important that white people who are not operating under the same stressful conditions to be able to be bold and speak out, so that we can all be as productive and as fruitful in our work as we can be.

5. Yim Jong-yong:

   We need to help usher in a virtuous circle by making money flow into productive areas and away from non-productive sectors by removing these festering sores.