Counterproductive

/ˌkaʊntəpɹəˈdʌktɪv/

Synonyms for "counterproductive" (95 found)

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Verb(1 words)

Noun(1 words)

baleful baneful barren bootless choking constrictive contrary corroding corrosive corrupting corruptive crosswise damaging deadly deleterious detrimental

Adjective(1 words)

Strong matches (29)

disadvantageous disserviceable distressing effete empty etiolated fatuitous fatuous feckless fruitless futile harmful hindering hindersome hurtfulin the wayinadequate inane ineffective ineffectual

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inefficacious inhibiting inhibitive injurious inoperative interrupting interruptive

Adjective(2 words)

harmful effectinefficient

Related words (47)

invalid lethal malefic malevolent malign malignant mischievous noisome noxious nugacious nugatory obstructing obstructive obstruent occlusiveof no forceominous pernicious poisonous prejudicial

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repressive restrictive scatheful sterile stifling strangling suppressive toxic troublesome unavailing useless vain venenate veneniferous venenous venomous vicious virulent

Adjective(8 words)

language-impedingnegative influencenonbeneficialnonrecovery designperverse stultifying unhelpful unpedagogical

Noun(1 words)

more is better

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... Otherwise it is (or will be) hard to avoid a counterproductive situation.

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That would be counterproductive.

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Vigilante violence against those of a different political persuasion is counterproductive.

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Punching those who hold beliefs you oppose is counterproductive.

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