I believe it would be unproductive with regard to the present recovery.
Source: tatoeba (239560)
Unproductive
/ˌʌn.pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/
Synonyms for "unproductive" (127 found)
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Closest matches (26)
Strong matches (38)
Noun(5 words)
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(17 words)
fruitlessfutilehitlessidleidle activityidle eventidle resourcesineffectiveineffective authorityineffective styleinefficientinefficient administrationinefficient approachinefficient studyinefficient waste handlinginfertileinfertile soil
Adverb(1 words)
Related words (63)
Noun(5 words)
Adjective(16 words)
lost timelow yieldnonfruit-bearingnonpomiferousnonskill-buildingshiftlesssterilesterile sampleunhelpfulunpromisingunsuccessfuluselessvainerwasteful practicewasteful routinezero-output
Adjective(2 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related word relations
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More general
2 entriesdescriptorsoil quality
More specific
7 entriesbarren fielddry soilfutile effortidle timeinfertile soilsaline soilwasted resources
Collocations
6 entriesunproductive effortunproductive fieldunproductive meetingunproductive resourcesunproductive study sessionunproductive time
Inflections
2 entriesmore unproductivemost unproductive
Derivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
15 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
The retired often feel that they are useless and unproductive.
Source: tatoeba (275374)
These German translators are so unproductive, Tatoeba should delocalise production to Asia!
Source: tatoeba (1081402)
This is entirely unproductive.
Source: tatoeba (5731931)
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