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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How to use productive in a sentence?

1. Maine Independent Sen. Angus King:

   There are productive discussions going on that we can reach some consensus on, but it's going to take some time, right now, it's anybody's guess where the votes are.

2. Kent Jarrell:

   There is no final agreement but we have been having productive discussions w the AG's office and hope that a final resolution will be reached very soon.

3. Jayant Sinha:

   The most urgent priority (is) to build the productive capacity of the economy and launch a supply-side revolution.

4. Fawaz Gerges:

   There is a widespread perception that Saudi Arabia is pursuing chaotic, counter-productive policies, the Saudis are really behaving with a sense of siege, reacting to events as if each was the end of the world.

5. Hall Kesmodel:

   Employees are there a year or two, they are young, it's not going to impact the company now, but what it will impact is whether that employee is vibrant and productive today.