How do you use Counterproductive in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like harmful, plus the exact meaning.
Counterproductive in a sentence
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Counterproductive meaning
More of a hindrance than a help.
Synonyms of Counterproductive
Using Counterproductive
- The main meaning on this page is: More of a hindrance than a help.
- Useful related words include: harmful.
- In the example corpus, counterproductive often appears in combinations such as: be counterproductive, is counterproductive, counterproductive and.
Context around Counterproductive
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 5 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Counterproductive
- In this selection, "counterproductive" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, main, proved, prove, work, insults and arguments stand out and add context to how "counterproductive" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and even counterproductive and behavior main counterproductive work behavior. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "counterproductive" sits close to words such as abbot, adverts and apathy, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with counterproductive
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It would be counterproductive. (4 words)
Is there a risk that targeting could prove counterproductive and alienate some parents? (13 words)
Mr Tanimu Musa, a civil servant told NAN that the strike was counterproductive. (13 words)
What is becoming clear is that controlling the Palestinians in their separate enclaves is going to take ever-increasing amounts of violence and force to maintain Israeli dominance, however counterproductive this is likely to be. (35 words)
Publishing these papers was a “bluff” because it would be counterproductive for a real intelligence officer to burn a source by making a potentially rich seam of information exposed to discovery by going public. (34 words)
Moore, like Curtis and Owens, agrees with the holdouts’ stated goal of passing annual spending bills individually so Congress can spend taxpayers’ dollars more responsibly, but insists that forcing a shutdown is counterproductive. (33 words)
Is there a risk that targeting could prove counterproductive and alienate some parents? (13 words)
Example sentences (20)
Counterproductive work behavior main Counterproductive work behavior (CWB) can be defined as employee behavior that goes against the goals of an organization.
But many miners complain that the dust masks and respirators they've been given are often ineffective and even counterproductive.
For many, Delta 9 THC causes feelings of anxiety and paranoia, which is counterproductive when what they really want to experience is a sense of calmness and relaxation.
He said that as SAD’s ally in the past, BJP was relegated to the backseat and that proved counterproductive for the party.
However, this wave of layoffs is somewhat unusual compared to how companies usually cut their workforces, and it may well be counterproductive, according to our guest today.
Is there a risk that targeting could prove counterproductive and alienate some parents?
It’s counterproductive because financial conditions, which ultimately is what the Fed targets, eased much more than the Fed would like.
It’s unrealistic and counterproductive to expect individual depositors to have the technical expertise or time to evaluate the liquidity and solvency of banks.
It was entirely counterproductive as, rather than weaken industrial action, it has hardened attitudes and unnecessarily extended strikes.
It would be counterproductive.
It would be counterproductive to go and ask people about how they are feeling about you when your community platform is facing glitches, bugs, and errors.
Moore, like Curtis and Owens, agrees with the holdouts’ stated goal of passing annual spending bills individually so Congress can spend taxpayers’ dollars more responsibly, but insists that forcing a shutdown is counterproductive.
Mr Tanimu Musa, a civil servant told NAN that the strike was counterproductive.
Publishing these papers was a “bluff” because it would be counterproductive for a real intelligence officer to burn a source by making a potentially rich seam of information exposed to discovery by going public.
The large language models can be customized with lore and character backstories, and protected against counterproductive or unsafe conversations via NeMo Guardrails.
The resolutions are legitimate in the sense that the breach of the resolutions will be counterproductive in all aspects of international law.
They’ll find a young leader and military veteran who doesn’t speak in poll-tested sound bites like so many politicians or clever but counterproductive insults like Trump.
What is becoming clear is that controlling the Palestinians in their separate enclaves is going to take ever-increasing amounts of violence and force to maintain Israeli dominance, however counterproductive this is likely to be.
But for companies trying to attract and hang onto the best talent, sharp-edged RTO policies are counterproductive.
But I will have to say that to a large extent, critics of school choice have sidelined themselves by making foolish and counterproductive arguments.
Common combinations with counterproductive
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- be counterproductive 34×
- is counterproductive 24×
- counterproductive and 21×
- counterproductive to 20×
- and counterproductive 15×
- counterproductive for 7×
- it counterproductive 5×
- counterproductive as 5×
- was counterproductive 5×
- been counterproductive 5×