单词	unproductive
释义	unproductive adjective un·​pro·​duc·​tive ˌən-prə-ˈdək-tiv  -prō- : not effective in bringing something about : not yielding results, benefits, or profits : not productive unproductive meetings unproductive strategies unproductive workers Synonyms barren bony boney dead desolate hardscrabble impoverished infertile poor stark unfertile waste See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web With capital both abundant and cheap, firms like Uber and WeWork were able to raise and spend tens of billions on unproductive endeavors. Kevin Coldiron, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Your intuitive side is especially powerful now, but its most impressive insights are likely to come when it’s not distracted by unproductive arguments. Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2022 Employees who have been working from home might make an effort to return to the office and get face time with senior leaders, fearing they’ll be scored more harshly for their lack of office presence or seen as unproductive. Aman Kidwai, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2022 Joey Gallo’s unproductive tenure with the Yankees ended when he was traded to the Dodgers for minor league righthander Clayton Beeter. BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2022 This impatient attitude can cause a lot of harm — unproductive time, stress, poor decisions and more. The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2022 One of the main reasons why the Wolves have been unproductive in the final stretches of games is a stagnant offense and forced shots from one of the trio of Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Edwards or D’Angelo Russell. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 29 Apr. 2022 This may seem unproductive, to just give people the means to live but look at the cost of homelessness, poverty, and the malnutrition of our kids. Jarl Jensen, Forbes, 6 July 2022 Joey Krehbiel left the bases loaded in the top of the 10th, and after two unproductive outs, Mullins laced a ball into left-center, giving the Orioles consecutive walk-off victories for the second time this season. Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2022 See More Word History First Known Use circa 1676, in the meaning defined above unproductive adjective 1 as in barren producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation crop rotation had prevented the farmland from becoming unproductive Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance barren desolate waste impoverished poor bleak unfertile infertile inhospitable dry bony lifeless exhausted hardscrabble stark desert dead drained spent depleted reduced arid boney debilitated thirsty consumed enfeebled expended uncultivable diminished droughty bankrupted untillable rainless waterless lessened dried-up sere used up parched dehydrated sunbaked sear baked Antonyms & Near Antonyms productive fruitful fertile rich lush luxuriant arable green tillable verdant sylvan See More 2 as in unsuccessful producing no results her attempts to write a novel have been unproductive Synonyms & Similar Words unsuccessful futile useless unprofitable ineffective fruitless profitless ineffectual abortive worthless unavailing in vain vain meaningless insufficient barren inadequate impossible empty pointless inefficacious valueless bootless lost otiose idle no dice hollow not worth the candle hopeless counterproductive of no avail lacking unattainable no-win wanting Antonyms & Near Antonyms productive efficient effective successful profitable fruitful virtuous deadly meaningful worthwhile potent adequate sufficient effectual efficacious practical feasible functional applicable usable workable practicable useable realizable See More
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