Synonyms for productive
prəˈdʌk tɪvpro·duc·tive

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1. productiveadjective

   Antonyms:
   nonproductive, unproductive

2. productiveadjective

   Antonyms:
   nonproductive, unproductive

3. productiveadjective

   Antonyms:
   unproductive, nonproductive

4. productiveadjective

   Antonyms:
   nonproductive, unproductive

5. productiveadjective

   Antonyms:
   unproductive, nonproductive

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1. productive

   Synonyms:
   fruitful, prolific, fertile, efficient, causative

   Antonyms:
   unfruitful, barren, sterile, unproductive, inefficient, effete

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1. productiveadjective

   producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly)

   "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration"

   Synonyms:
   generative, fat, rich, fertile

   Antonyms:
   nonproductive, vain, bootless, fruitless, dry, unproductive, unfruitful, futile, sleeveless, unsuccessful

2. generative, productiveadjective

   having the ability to produce or originate

   "generative power"; "generative forces"

   Synonyms:
   procreative, generative, fat, rich, fertile, reproductive

   Antonyms:
   futile, unsuccessful, sleeveless, unfruitful, dry, nonproductive, fruitless, unproductive, vain, bootless

3. productiveadjective

   yielding positive results

   Synonyms:
   generative, fat, rich, fertile

   Antonyms:
   dry, futile, unproductive, fruitless, nonproductive, unfruitful, vain, sleeveless, bootless, unsuccessful

4. fat, fertile, productive, richadjective

   marked by great fruitfulness

   "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"

   Synonyms:
   fat, fecund, fatty, generative, robust, full-bodied, juicy, copious, fertile, deep, plentiful, racy, ample, rich, prolific, plenteous

   Antonyms:
   vain, nonproductive, sleeveless, dry, fruitless, unproductive, unfruitful, unsuccessful, bootless, futile

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1. productiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   fertile, generative, prolific, fruitful

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1. List of paraphrases for "productive":

   fruitful, production, productivity, producing, successful, constructive, fertile

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How to use productive in a sentence?

1. Roxanne Hinther:

   Early on, because it's a stimulant, they feel wonderful and it makes them productive and motivated, but ultimately, they can't take care of their children and they lose everything they have.

2. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy:

   Just another productive meeting.

3. Todd Domer:

   They're geared to take care of cattle and have cattle be healthy and grow and be productive, when you have to switch gears mentally and deal with injuries and death on a massive scale, it can be pretty tough.

4. The President:

   A country's conscience sometimes has to be triggered by some inconvenience, as long as they're peaceful, I think they're necessary. When they turn violent then they're counter-productive.

5. Christopher Zoukis:

   It's important to, as they say,' Do the time, but don't let the time do you,' find a way of succeeding in prison by doing something productive toward a future life, so that when you get out you have some options.