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counterproductive
adjective as in counteractive
Weak matches
adjective as in inutile
Weak matches
- abortive
- bootless
- disadvantageous
- dysfunctional
- expendable
- feckless
- fruitless
- futile
- good-for-nothing
- hopeless
- idle
- impracticable
- impractical
- incompetent
- ineffective
- ineffectual
- inept
- inoperative
- meaningless
- no good
- nonfunctional
- of no use
- pointless
- profitless
- purposeless
- scrap
- stupid
- unavailable
- unavailing
- unfunctional
- unproductive
- unprofitable
- unpurposed
- unusable
- unusuable
- unworkable
- vain
- valueless
- waste
- weak
- worthless
adjective as in no-account
Weak matches
adjective as in no-good
Weak matches
- abandoned
- abject
- barren
- base
- bogus
- cheap
- contemptible
- despicable
- drossy
- empty
- futile
- good-for-nothing
- ignoble
- inconsequential
- ineffective
- ineffectual
- inferior
- insignificant
- inutile
- meaningless
- mediocre
- miserable
- no-account
- nothing
- nugatory
- paltry
- pointless
- poor
- profitless
- sterile
- trashy
- trifling
- trivial
- unavailing
- unessential
- unimportant
- unproductive
- unprofitable
- unusable
- useless
- valueless
- waste
- wretched
adjective as in prejudicial
adjective as in unusable
Strongest matches
adjective as in useless
Strongest matches
adjective as in worthless
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Example Sentences
Panic—and the inevitable panicking about the panic—is counterproductive.
Unfortunately, discussions about race and the NFL are rarely nuanced and are usually counterproductive.
Never mind that the effects of correction are bound to be negligible or, worse, counterproductive.
The concept of a ‘black community’ or ‘black America’ led by figures like Al Sharpton is counterproductive and, at best, outdated.
As Rajdeep Singh noted, excluding Sikhs from the NYPD is counterproductive to the very idea of community-based policing.
Idealizing all these possibilities would be as counterproductive as demonizing literacy-based practical experiences.
The leadership in Bulgaria, as did those in other Eastern European countries, learned that repression was counterproductive.
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On this page you'll find 341 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to counterproductive, such as: checking, countering, counter to, interfering, and opposite.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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