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. Mike Pompeo:

   The sting of sanctions will only grow more painful if the regime does not change course from the unacceptable and unproductive path it has chosen for itself and the people of Iran, these will be the strongest sanctions in history by the time we are done.

2. Matthew DeFalco:

   It wasn't bold to me, what that was, to me, was more unproductive. It was fighting.

3. The Senate:

   Today's ruling provides the perfect opportunity for the President to change his unproductive posture on this jobs-creating infrastructure project.

4. Ilhan Omar:

   Today I graciously accepted a call from Rep. Lauren Boebert in the hope of receiving a direct apology for falsely claiming she met me in an elevator, suggesting I was a terrorist, and for a history of anti-Muslim hate, instead of apologizing for her Islamophobic comments and fabricated lies, Rep. Boebert refused to publicly acknowledge her hurtful and dangerous comments. She instead doubled down on her rhetoric and I decided to end the unproductive call.

5. Whit Ayres:

   Canceling an unproductive summit is better than having an unproductive summit.