Tobacco smoke is productive of cancer.
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Productive
/pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/
Synonyms for "productive" (278 found)
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Closest matches (56)
Adjective(12 words)
fertilerichbeneficialbiotic potential benchmarkbountifulcalm disagreementcivil discourse improvementconstructive impactcreativecreative workcultural frictiondisciplined study
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(10 words)
bearingbreeding groundcapital goodsconstructive political debateconstructive proofcreatingcreative work outputcrop carrying capacitycrop yield valuedelivering
Verb(2 words)
brisksconvert electrical energy
Strong matches (83)
Adjective(38 words)
effectiveeffective caseeffective communicationeffective governanceeffective leadershipeffective leadership skilleffective mode of communicationeffective reading strategyeffective rulereffective study strategyeffective teachingeffective team playereffective techniqueefficientefficient applianceefficient cryptographic algorithmefficient election processefficient planningefficient societyelectric heater efficiency
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eutrophic pondfatfertile arable landfertile danish jordfertile landscapefertile soilfertile topsoilfertile topsoilsfruit-bearingfruitfulfunctional forestgenerativegenerative languagegoal orientedgood habitgood habitshigh biotic potentialhigh pollination rate
Noun(8 words)
effective study skillefficiency metric valueefficiency programenrichingexploitingforaging sitefructifyingfruit crop tree
Verb(4 words)
Related words (139)
Adjective(27 words)
high yieldhigh-yield lessonidea generatinginventiveloamierloamy earthsloamy soilloamy topsoilnet primary productionsnutrient-rich soilsoperational targetorganizedphotosynthetic efficiencyprocreativeproductive capacity planningproductive yielderprolificreproductivespanish energíasuccessful
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Noun(25 words)
high-yield investmenthigh-yield study methodhittinglearning performancemore producer-levelmore yieldablemost efficientmost fertilemushroom farmingnet primary productionnet productivenourishingnutrient rich earthsnutrient-rich soiloutputtingproducingproducing resultsproduction methodsrelationship qualityreproducing
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rice yield potentialsoil qualitysteam turbine efficiencystudy routinevalue time
ideationalideativeimaginativein plentyin quantityinexhaustibleingeniousinspiredinventivelavishliberallucrativelushluxuriantmanymaximalmoneymakingmuchnotionalnumerous
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opulentoriginaloriginativeoverflowingpayingpersuasiveplenitudinousplenteousplentifulplentypleonasticpositivepregnantprevailingprevalentprodigalproficientprofitableprofuseprofusiveproliferousprolificrampantrankredundantreiterativeremunerativerepetitiverepleteresourcefulrewardingrichriferiotousrunning overseminalshapingspawningstreamlinedsuperabundantswarmingtautologousteemingthrivinguberousup tousefulvaluablevigorousvisionedwealthywell-foundwell-furnishedwell-payingwell-plannedwell-providedwell-stockedwholesaleworthwhile
Determiner(1 words)
more chemical energy conversion
Adverb(1 words)
most creative expression
Related word relations
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More general
10 entriesMore specific
12 entriesefficient methodfertile fieldfruitful ideagoal oriented approachhigh yield crophigh yielding orchardproductive brainstormingproductive debateproductive inquiryprolific authorrich soilsystematic plan
Collocations
5 entriesproductive dayproductive discussionproductive effortproductive learningproductive study
Inflections
2 entriesmore productivemost productive
Derivations
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
The author is seventy, but he's no less productive than he was twenty years ago.
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This factory's productive capacity is 250 cars a week.
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Americans spend most of their lives working, being productive.
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Showing 4 of 12 available sentences.