Unproductive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not producing or capable of producing

not producing desired results

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnpɹədˈʌktɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnpɹədˈʌktɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnpɹədˈʌktɪv/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnpɹədˈʌktɪv/.

Examples

elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries
the talks between labor and management were unproductive

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

productive

Parts of Speech

adjective	not producing or capable of producing “elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries”
adjective	not producing desired results “the talks between labor and management were unproductive”

Word Forms

unproductiveness

noun

the quality of lacking the power to produce

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unproduktiv

nicht produzierend oder in der Lage, etwas zu produzieren

🇫🇷French

improductif

ne produisant pas ou capable de produire

🇪🇸Spanish

improductivo

no producir o no ser capaz de producir

🇮🇹Italian

improduttivo

non produrre o capace di produrre

🇳🇱Dutch

onproductief

niet produceert of niet in staat is te produceren

🇵🇹Portuguese

improdutivo

não produz ou é capaz de produzir

🇷🇺Russian

непродуктивный

не производящий или способный производить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुर्वर

उत्पादन न करना या उत्पादन करने में सक्षम न होना

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুৎপাদনশীল

উত্পাদন বা উত্পাদন করতে সক্ষম নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

பயனற்றது

உற்பத்தி செய்யாதது அல்லது உற்பத்தி செய்யும் திறன் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉత్పాదకత లేని

ఉత్పత్తి చేయడం లేదా ఉత్పత్తి చేయగల సామర్థ్యం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अनुत्पादक

उत्पादन करत नाही किंवा उत्पादन करण्यास सक्षम नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

બિનઉત્પાદક

ઉત્પાદન કરતું નથી અથવા ઉત્પાદન કરવામાં સક્ષમ નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನುತ್ಪಾದಕ

ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉൽപ്പാദനക്ഷമമല്ല

ഉൽപ്പാദിപ്പിക്കുന്നതോ ഉൽപ്പാദിപ്പിക്കാൻ കഴിവുള്ളതോ അല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਰ-ਉਤਪਾਦਕ

ਪੈਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਜਾਂ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਸਮਰੱਥ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر پیداواری

پیدا کرنے یا پیدا کرنے کے قابل نہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

没有生产力的

不生产或有能力生产

🇯🇵Japanese

非生産的な

生産していない、または生産する能力がある

🇰🇷Korean

비생산적인

생산하지 않거나 생산할 수 없음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không hiệu quả

không sản xuất hoặc có khả năng sản xuất

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ก่อผล

ไม่สามารถผลิตหรือไม่สามารถผลิตได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak produktif

tidak berproduksi atau mampu berproduksi

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi produktibo

hindi gumagawa o may kakayahang gumawa

🇲🇾Malay

tidak produktif

tidak menghasilkan atau mampu menghasilkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير منتج

لا تنتج أو لا تستطيع أن تنتج

🇮🇷Persian

غیر مولد

تولید نمی کند یا قادر به تولید نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

verimsiz

üretmiyor veya üretemiyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא פרודוקטיבי

לא מייצר או מסוגל לייצר

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