Synonyms and Antonyms of productive
1
having a role in deciding something's final form
- contributed several productive ideas to the project
2
producing abundantly
- overfishing has depleted the stock of fish in these waters, which were once so productive
bearing, generative, producing, yielding
abounding, abundant, bountiful
copious, generous, liberal, plenteous, plentiful, plenitudinous
blooming, bursting, flourishing, swarming, teeming, thriving
creative, inventive, original
3
producing or capable of producing a desired result
- panicking during a crisis is not productive behavior
hyperefficient, ultraefficient
adequate, capable, competent
accomplished, adept, consummate, experienced, expert, masterly, practiced (also practised), proficient, skilled, skillful, versed, veteran, virtuoso
cogent, convincing, killer, sound, striking, telling, valid
active, dynamic
useful, working
applicable, feasible, functional, practicable, practical, realizable, usable (also useable), workable
counterproductive
incapable, incompetent, inexperienced, inexpert, unqualified, unseasoned, unskilled, unskillful
abortive, bootless, futile, vain
empty, hollow, idle, pointless, unavailing, unprofitable, unsuccessful
inoperative, worthless
