unproductiveness

Examples

• All

• After months of unproductiveness, she decided to change her work habits to achieve better results.

• This stage was generally characterized as a period of unproductiveness.

  Academic text (1992)

• It dictates, in short, that one cannot be fired or similarly punished without solid evidence of unproductiveness or misconduct.

  Academic text (2008)

• It was Alice who taxed Mirbeau with laziness and failure, reinforcing his perception that man's sexual subservience was what ultimately resulted in his artistic unproductiveness.

  Academic text (1997)

• The team's unproductiveness during the project made it difficult to meet the deadline.

Synonyms

I

inefficiency

vsunproductiveness

27 4.2

A situation when work wastes time, money or effort

is about low productivity itself rather than inefficient processes alone

I

ineffectiveness

vsunproductiveness

6 5.4

Not able to produce the result you want

focuses more on general failure to produce results than specific effects

F

fruitlessness

vsunproductiveness

1 7.3

Lack of results or success after effort

is the general lack of producing or achieving results

I

ineffectuality

vsunproductiveness

1 9.1

A lack of ability to make plans or actions produce the wanted result

refers more generally to not producing results rather than effect failure

U

unfruitfulness

vsunproductiveness

7.0

A state of not producing useful things like crops or ideas

applies more broadly than this biological or crop focus

I

infecundity

vsunproductiveness

9.9

Unable to produce ideas, work, or crops

is broader, applying to productivity across many contexts

I

inefficaciousness

vsunproductiveness

9.9

The state of not producing the intended result

describes overall lack of producing results, not only lacking causal power

N

nonaccomplishment

vsunproductiveness

8.8

Failure to reach a planned goal

is the general absence of producing results, not only missed goals

U

unusefulness

vsunproductiveness

9.2

A situation when something is not helpful and has no clear purpose

focuses on failing to produce results rather than usefulness or purpose

Antonyms

E

efficiency

342 3.4

Getting good results while using little time, effort, or money

P

productiveness

1 3.4

The amount of useful work a person or thing does

How Productive

productivity

• Specialized

211 4.0

inefficiency

27 4.2

unproductiveness

7.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology