counterproductive
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Synonyms & Antonyms for counterproductive
Synonyms
feckless, hamstrung, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, inefficient, inexpedient
Antonyms
effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, expedient, operant, ultraefficient
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From Johnson’s perspective, then, any effort to reduce the threat of a no-deal Brexit is counterproductive. — Benjamin Mueller, BostonGlobe.com, "Anti-Brexit lawmakers try cooperating, for a change," 27 Aug. 2019 While some amateurs do good work, shoddy do-it-yourself projects are counterproductive, said Michael Gobber, president of the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors, which represents suburban Chicago agents. — Joanne Cleaver, chicagotribune.com, "Your DIY home renovation project may actually lower its value. 10 things to know before you start the work.," 27 Aug. 2019 These have to be seeded by the U.S. government with foreign aid and tax incentives, and the recent decision to cut $500 million in aid to the Northern Triangle nations of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala was counterproductive. — James Stavridis, Time, "Troops Are Not the Answer to the Crisis at the Border," 22 Aug. 2019 Jahromi, the communications minister, said restrictions on social media were counterproductive, undermining Iran's political and economic interests. — NBC News, "Tech-savvy Iranians stay connected on social media despite regime restrictions," 21 Aug. 2019 But in my own case, policing schoolyard taunts would have been counterproductive. — Spencer A. Klavan, The Atlantic, "Games Boys Play," 16 Aug. 2019 Those complaints are perfectly true (the latter two anyway), but the Trump administration’s responses to these problems have been counterproductive. — Mona Charen, National Review, "What Hong Kong Means for the U.S.," 16 Aug. 2019 Thomas Saenz, president of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, argued that ramping up penalties for employing unauthorized workers was counterproductive. — Fortune, "ICE Raids Raise Question: What About the Employers That Profit Off Unauthorized Workers?," 14 Aug. 2019 Strategies that impose additional restrictions on builders are likely to be counterproductive. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Should Mayor Faulconer veto new low-income housing rules?," 9 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'counterproductive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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