CEFR B2

unproductively

adverb

Meaning

In a way that does not produce useful results or achieve much.

Examples

The team debated the issue unproductively for hours.
She felt she had wasted the morning unproductively.

Synonyms: ineffectually, fruitlessly, idly, pointlessly

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unproductively (B2)

adverb

Pronunciation: /ˌʌnprəˈdʌktɪvli/

Definition

In a way that does not produce useful results or achieve much.

Examples

The team debated the issue unproductively for hours.
She felt she had wasted the morning unproductively.
The conversation devolved unproductively into personal attacks.

Synonyms of unproductively

Words with a similar meaning to unproductively:

ineffectually
fruitlessly
idly
pointlessly

Antonyms of unproductively

Words with the opposite meaning to unproductively:

productively
effectively
efficiently

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