📉Unproductive

adjective
/ʌnprəˈdʌk.tɪv/

Meaning

not achieving much; not producing good results
Not producing or achieving much; not effective or useful.

Example Sentences

The meeting was unproductive and wasted everyone's time.

The meeting was unproductive and wasted everyone's time.

Synonyms

ineffective, fruitless, futile, useless, inefficient, idle, barren
Entry 1
ineffective, fruitless, futile, useless
Entry 2
inefficient, fruitless, idle, barren, useless

Antonyms

productive, effective, fruitful, successful
Entry 1
productive, effective, fruitful, successful
Entry 2
productive, fruitful, effective

Collocations

unproductive meeting, unproductive day, unproductive discussion, unproductive effort, unproductive habit
Entry 1
unproductive meeting, unproductive day, unproductive discussion
Entry 2
unproductive meeting, unproductive effort, unproductive habit

More Example Sentences

We suddenly realized why the meeting felt unproductive.

Related Vocabularies

very thin; having little flesh or fat on the body
done in accordance with rules of convention or etiquette; official or serious in nature
not suitable or safe for eating; not edible
relating to or affecting the human spirit or soul
relating to or denoting conifers, trees that bear cones and evergreen needles
Weak, especially due to old age or illness.

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