unproductive

/ ˌʌnprəˈdʌktɪv /

adjective

1. (often foll by of) not productive of (anything)

2. not producing goods and services with exchange value

Other Word Forms

• unproductiveness noun
• unproductively adverb

Example Sentences

Yaroslavsky, in a statement, said the fight is “unproductive and needs to stop.”

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Democrats were also quick to condemn the announcement, calling it bigoted and unproductive.

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Ultimately, the mental health break and human connection is what online communities like ‘Laid Off’ offer its members: without the gloss or pretenses of traditional social media or the unproductive bureaucracy of an unemployment office.

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A further disciplinary hearing was then held in July, after SFE alleged she had been "rude and unproductive", and she was dismissed "with immediate effect".

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The issue is particularly relevant to areas like Nassau County but also served as a way for Gillen to discuss the historically unproductive 118th Congress and its Republican majority.

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Related Words

• fruitless 
• futile 
• ineffective 
• infertile 
• pointless 
• unprofitable 
• useless 
• worthless