unproductive

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adjective

1. not producing or capable of producing
- elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries
• Ant:
productive
• Similar to:
bootless, fruitless, futile, sleeveless, vain,
dry, nonproductive
• See Also:
sterile, unfertile, infertile, uncreative, unprofitable
• Derivationally related forms:
unproductiveness
2. not producing desired results
- the talks between labor and management were unproductive
• Similar to:
ineffective, uneffective, ineffectual
• Derivationally related forms:
unproductiveness