productive

[pruh-duhk-tiv] / prəˈdʌk tɪv /

ADJECTIVE

fruitful, creative

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advantageous beneficial constructive dynamic effective energetic fertile gratifying profitable prolific rewarding useful valuable vigorous worthwhile

STRONG

generative

WEAK

fecund gainful inventive plentiful producing rich teeming

Antonyms

STRONGEST

barren disadvantageous fruitless hurting idle impotent inactive lethargic unhelpful unproductive useless valueless weak worthless

WEAK

unfruitful

Example Sentences

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Now, let’s be sure it’s channeled into a productive discussion as you should absolutely ask for more money.

From MarketWatch

There, it drilled a well that it says is now the most productive pumped geothermal well in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ortega's appointment "will allow the continued attraction of national and international investment for the national productive system in this stage of economic recovery," Rodriguez posted on X.

From Barron's

Not surprisingly, it is London's historic core within the Square Mile which often proves to be most productive for archaeologists.

From BBC

Waking up at 5 a.m. won’t necessarily make you more productive.

From The Wall Street Journal

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