unproductive

adjectives

not producing or capable of producing
"elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries"
unproductive
is derived from
unproductiveness
antonym
productive
is similar to
unproductive of success
"a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"
bootless, fruitless, futile, sleeveless, vain
is similar to
unproductive especially of the expected results
"a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas"
dry
is similar to
not directly productive
"nonproductive labor"
nonproductive
see also
not creative
"an uncreative imagination"
uncreative
see also
incapable of reproducing
"an infertile couple"
infertile, sterile, unfertile
see also
producing little or no profit or gain
"deposits abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable"
unprofitable
not producing desired results
"the talks between labor and management were unproductive"
unproductive
is derived from
unproductiveness
is similar to
not producing an intended effect
"an ineffective teacher"; "ineffective legislation"
ineffective, ineffectual, uneffective