What is the opposite of productivity?

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Contexts ▼▲ Opposite of a measure of that which is produced from effort or work Opposite of the power or ability to produce a desired or useful result Opposite of capable of producing something, especially in abundance Opposite of the amount of something produced by a person, machine, or industry Opposite of the state or quality of being efficient in work or operation Opposite of the total amount of something that is produced Opposite of financial profit, or the ability of something to generate a financial profit Opposite of capable of producing something, especially in abundance Opposite of the act of having an elevated stimulus upon one's intellect, emotion or creativity Opposite of the use of imagination or original ideas to create something … more ▼ ▲ Noun ▲ Opposite of a measure of that which is produced from effort or work unproductiveness unproductivity nonproductiveness unprofitability idleness “Fred seeks to remedy unproductiveness by turning a foreboding day into a time-managed and thus achievable set of tasks.” Noun ▲ Opposite of the power or ability to produce a desired or useful result inefficacy otiosity ineffectiveness ineffectuality ineffectualness inefficiency futility uselessness feebleness nonsuccess incompetence ignorance inability incapability ineptness unproductiveness helplessness hopelessness inadequacy incapacity powerlessness idleness disability unsuccessfulness “All experience of their inefficacy does not in the least discourage them.” Noun ▲ Opposite of capable of producing something, especially in abundance infertility sterility infecundity impotence impotency unproductiveness unfruitfulness barrenness aridity lack emptiness childlessness “The people living in the northern lands migrated to the southern plains because of the bitter cold and the infertility of the soil.” Noun ▲ Opposite of the amount of something produced by a person, machine, or industry input loss contribution involvement participation response effort influence feedback Noun ▲ Opposite of the state or quality of being efficient in work or operation inefficiency carelessness inability ineffectiveness ineptitude uselessness wastefulness disorganisationUK disorganizationUS inadequacy incompetence incapability slackness sloppiness disorder ineffectuality disorderedness disorderliness unproductiveness “All this practice breeds is confusion, inefficiency, and dissatisfied customers.” Noun ▲ Opposite of the total amount of something that is produced remainder rest remnant remnants excess surplus remains leftovers difference extra leavings superfluity others “The Prophet was to eat some of it himself and give the remainder to his disciples.” Noun ▲ Opposite of financial profit, or the ability of something to generate a financial profit cost Noun ▲ Opposite of capable of producing something, especially in abundance fruitlessness Noun ▲ Opposite of the act of having an elevated stimulus upon one's intellect, emotion or creativity uninspiredness demotivation spiritlessness demoralisationUK demoralizationUS discouragement “I am sometimes struck by periods of uninspiredness as an artist, but it rarely lasts.” Noun ▲ Opposite of the use of imagination or original ideas to create something unimaginativeness unoriginality uninventiveness banality derivativeness insipidness dullness blandness triteness staleness “Adulthood is being equated with unimaginativeness, as if childhood is the only realm of the imagination.” Find more words! 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