counterproductive

counterproductive
Synonyms and related words:
baleful, baneful, barren, bootless, choking, constrictive, contrary, corroding, corrosive, corrupting, corruptive, crosswise, damaging, deadly, deleterious, detrimental, disadvantageous, disserviceable, distressing, effete, empty, etiolated, fatuitous, fatuous, feckless, fruitless, futile, harmful, hindering, hindersome, hurtful, in the way, inadequate, inane, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, inhibiting, inhibitive, injurious, inoperative, interrupting, interruptive, invalid, lethal, malefic, malevolent, malign, malignant, mischievous, noisome, noxious, nugacious, nugatory, obstructing, obstructive, obstruent, occlusive, of no force, ominous, pernicious, poisonous, prejudicial, repressive, restrictive, scatheful, sterile, stifling, strangling, suppressive, toxic, troublesome, unavailing, useless, vain, venenate, veneniferous, venenous, venomous, vicious, virulent

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  • counterproductive — coun‧ter‧pro‧duc‧tive [ˌkaʊntəprəˈdʌktɪv ǁ tər ] adjective having the opposite effect from the one that you intended: • Increasing government spending too quickly can be counterproductive. * * * counterproductive UK US /ˌkaʊntəprəˈdʌktɪv/… …   Financial and business terms

  • Counterproductive — is a word that can be applied to anything that is more of an obstacle than a help in the achieving of a productive project or an objective set by a certain person or group. Counterproductive norms: A situation that prevents a group, organization …   Wikipedia

  • counterproductive — is familiar enough now to be spelt as one word. It is a modern word (first recorded in 1959) which has mushroomed in use to describe any action or series of actions having the opposite of the desired effect: • Security measures will be… …   Modern English usage

  • counterproductive — also counter productive, counter productive, 1959, Amer.Eng., from COUNTER (Cf. counter ) + PRODUCTIVE (Cf. productive) …   Etymology dictionary

  • counterproductive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having the opposite of the desired effect …   English terms dictionary

  • counterproductive — [kount′ər prə duk΄tiv] adj. bringing about effects or results regarded as contrary to those intended …   English World dictionary

  • counterproductive — adj. counterproductive to * * * counterproductive to …   Combinatory dictionary

  • counterproductive — adjective Date: 1959 tending to hinder the attainment of a desired goal < violence as a means to achieve an end is counterproductive W. E. Brock b1930 > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • counterproductive — counterproductively, adv. /kown teuhr preuh duk tiv/, adj. thwarting the achievement of an intended goal; tending to defeat one s purpose: Living on credit while trying to save money is counterproductive. [1960 65; COUNTER + PRODUCTIVE] * * * …   Universalium

  • counterproductive — coun|ter|pro|duc|tive [ˌkauntəprəˈdʌktıv US tər ] adj achieving the opposite result to the one that you want ▪ Sending young offenders to prison can be counterproductive …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • counterproductive — coun|ter|pro|duc|tive [ ,kauntərprə dʌktıv ] adjective having a result that is the opposite of the one you intended: Research shows that sending young offenders to prison can be counterproductive …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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