Need another word that means the same as “unproductive”? Find 25 synonyms and 30 related words for “unproductive” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Unproductive” are: sterile, barren, infertile, uncultivatable, unfruitful, poor, lifeless, lean, arid, fruitless, futile, vain, idle, useless, worthless, valueless, pointless, ineffective, ineffectual, to no effect, impotent, inefficacious, unprofitable, unremunerative, unrewarding
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “unproductive” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| arid | Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless-C.J.Rolo. A technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata. |
| barren | Showing no results or achievements; unproductive. The sports hall turned out to be a rather barren concrete building. |
| fruitless | Unproductive of success. A banana leaf from a fruitless palm. |
| futile | Producing no result or effect. Futile years after her artistic peak. |
| idle | (especially of a threat or boast) without foundation. Idle hands. |
| impotent | Lacking power or ability- Freeman J.Dyson. Felt impotent rage. |
| ineffective | Lacking in power or forcefulness. Ineffective legislation. |
| ineffectual | Lacking in power or forcefulness. She was neglectful and ineffectual as a parent. |
| inefficacious | Lacking the power to produce a desired effect. Laws that are inefficacious in stopping crime. |
| infertile | Incapable of reproducing. Barren and infertile soils. |
| lean | Containing little excess. A lean budget. |
| lifeless | Lacking vigour, vitality, or excitement. A lifeless planet. |
| pointless | Not having a point especially a sharp point. It s pointless to plan too far ahead. |
| poor | (of a place) inhabited by people with little money. A poor land. |
| sterile | Deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention. A sterile needle and syringes. |
| to no effect | Quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of. |
| uncultivatable | Not suitable for cultivation or tilling. |
| unfruitful | Not fruitful; not conducive to abundant production. Single trees are often unfruitful and mixed planting is desirable. |
| unprofitable | (of a business or activity) not yielding profit or financial gain. The mines became increasingly unprofitable. |
| unremunerative | Bringing little or no profit or income. An unremunerative occupation. |
| unrewarding | Not rewarding or satisfying. It was dull unrewarding work. |
| useless | Having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully. A piece of useless knowledge. |
| vain | Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance. A vain woman with a streak of snobbery. |
| valueless | Having no value; worthless. Cherished but valueless heirlooms. |
| worthless | Morally reprehensible. Joan had been deserted by a worthless husband. |
| abortive | Causing or resulting in abortion. An abortive revolt. |
| arid | Lacking sufficient water or rainfall. The arid plains north of Cape Town. |
| barren | A barren tract or tracts of land. The flat feels too tidy almost barren. |
| bootless | (of a task or undertaking) ineffectual; useless. Remonstrating with him seems ever to have been a bootless task. |
| counterproductive | Having the opposite of the desired effect. Child experts fear the Executive s plans may prove counterproductive. |
| desolate | Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly. A low desolate wail. |
| devoid | Entirely lacking or free from. Lisa kept her voice devoid of emotion. |
| expanse | A wide continuous area of something. The moth has a wing expanse of 20 to 24 mm. |
| fruitless | Unproductive of success. A fruitless search. |
| futile | Unproductive of success. Futile years after her artistic peak. |
| impotence | Inability to take effective action; helplessness. Few men suffering from impotence feel confident enough to ask their GP for advice. |
| ineffective | Not producing any significant or desired effect. Ineffective legislation. |
| ineffectual | Lacking in power or forcefulness. The therapy was ineffectual. |
| infertile | (of a person, animal, or plant) unable to reproduce itself; unable to have young. Barren and infertile soils. |
| infertility | The state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate. Chlamydia can cause infertility in women. |
| interbreed | Breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties. These species do not interbreed. |
| miscarriage | An unsuccessful outcome of something planned. The miscarriage of the project. |
| powerless | Without ability, influence, or power. Troops were powerless to stop last night s shooting. |
| pregnant | Carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life. A development pregnant with implications. |
| stark | Severely simple. The ridge formed a stark silhouette against the sky. |
| sterile | Free from bacteria or other living microorganisms; totally clean. A sterile ideology lacking in originality. |
| sterility | (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms. The disease can cause sterility in males. |
| stillborn | (of a proposal or plan) having failed to develop or be realized. A stillborn baby. |
| unavailable | Not available or accessible or at hand. His secretary said he was unavailable for comment. |
| unavailing | Producing no result or effect. Their efforts were unavailing. |
| unfruitful | Not producing fruit or crops; unfertile. Single trees are often unfruitful and mixed planting is desirable. |
| unsuccessful | Failing to accomplish an intended result. An unsuccessful attempt to enter Parliament. |
| useless | Not fulfilling or not expected to achieve the intended purpose or desired outcome. He was useless at football. |
| vain | Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance. Vain about her clothes. |
| windswept | (of a place) exposed to strong winds. The windswept moors. |
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