unproductive | Definition of unproductive

Synonyms and Antonyms of unproductive

1 producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation

crop rotation had prevented the farmland from becoming unproductive

Synonyms of unproductive

barren, bony (also boney), dead, desolate, hardscrabble, impoverished, infertile, poor, stark, unfertile, waste

Words Related to unproductive

bleak, inhospitable, lifeless

uncultivable, untillable

bankrupted, consumed, debilitated, depleted, diminished, drained, dried-up, enfeebled, exhausted, expended, lessened, reduced, spent, used up

arid, desert, droughty, dry, rainless, sere (also sear), thirsty, waterless

baked, dehydrated, parched, sunbaked

Near Antonyms of unproductive

arable, tillable

green, sylvan, verdant

Antonyms of unproductive

fertile, fruitful, lush, luxuriant, productive, rich

2 producing no results

her attempts to write a novel have been unproductive

Synonyms of unproductive

abortive, barren, bootless, empty, fruitless, futile, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, otiose, profitless, unavailing, unprofitable, unsuccessful, useless, vain

Words Related to unproductive

hollow, idle, meaningless, pointless, valueless, worthless

hopeless, impossible, lost, no-win, unattainable

inadequate, insufficient, lacking, wanting

counterproductive

Phrases Synonymous with unproductive

in vain, no dice, not worth the candle, of no avail

Near Antonyms of unproductive

meaningful, worthwhile

adequate, sufficient

applicable, feasible, functional, practicable, practical, realizable, usable (also useable), workable

Antonyms of unproductive

deadly, effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, fruitful, potent, productive, profitable, successful, virtuous