# unproductively

**Pronunciation:** /ˌʌnprəˈdʌktɪvli/ · un-pruh-DUHK-tiv-lee

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** 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.
- The conversation devolved unproductively into personal attacks.

## Synonyms

- ineffectually — Lacking the power to produce a desired effect.
- fruitlessly — Without success or any useful result.
- idly — Doing nothing or not doing anything useful; lazily.
- pointlessly — Without any purpose or useful outcome.

## Antonyms

- productively — In a way that achieves a lot or produces good results.
- effectively — In a way that is successful and achieves the result you want.
- efficiently — In a way that achieves maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.

## Collocations

- spend time unproductively — He spent the entire weekend unproductively playing video games.
- debate unproductively — The committee debated the proposal unproductively, failing to reach a decision.
- work unproductively — She felt she was working unproductively, despite being at her desk all day.

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