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[ koun-ter-pruh-duhk-tiv ] / ˌkaʊn tər prəˈdʌk tɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR counterproductive ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivethwarting the achievement of an intended goal; tending to defeat one's purpose: Living on credit while trying to save money is counterproductive. Origin of counterproductiveFirst recorded in 1960–65; counter- + productive OTHER WORDS FROM counterproductivecoun·ter·pro·duc·tive·ly, adverbWords nearby counterproductivecounterpoint, counterpoise, counterpoise bridge, counterpose, counterpressure, counterproductive, counterprogram, counterproof, counterpropaganda, counterproposal, counterproposition Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for counterproductivePanic—and the inevitable panicking about the panic—is counterproductive. Fighting Ebola and Starvation in Sierra Leone|Abby Haglage|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST Never mind that the effects of correction are bound to be negligible or, worse, counterproductive. America’s Meddlers Are Our Worst Enemies|Stefan Beck|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST As Rajdeep Singh noted, excluding Sikhs from the NYPD is counterproductive to the very idea of community-based policing. New York’s Sikhs Need Their Own Al Sharpton|Dean Obeidallah|August 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Exploitation from well-meaning agencies whose mission is to offer help is counterproductive. Breaking: Grindr-ing Leads to Gonorrhea|Brandy Zadrozny|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He spotlights the Halimi case as an example of anti-Semitism overexposed to a counterproductive degree. A Horror Story of True-Life Anti-Semitism in France|Tracy McNicoll|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST The leadership in Bulgaria, as did those in other Eastern European countries, learned that repression was counterproductive. Area Handbook for Bulgaria|Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole Idealizing all these possibilities would be as counterproductive as demonizing literacy-based practical experiences. The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
British Dictionary definitions for counterproductive
adjectivetending to hinder or act against the achievement of an aim Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to counterproductiveinimical, biased, discriminatory, unjust, hurtful, bigoted, detrimental, disadvantageous, unfavorable, injurious, damaging, fruitless, worthless, stupid, impractical, inoperative, ineffectual, unworkable, meaningless, idle |