underproductive
Not making enough
Underproductive means producing less than expected or below capacity.
A worker may be underproductive due to poor training or low morale.
An underproductive meeting yields few results.
The term often implies that more output should be possible: The factory has been underproductive since the equipment failures.
Lacking power to achieve
- inefficientPoor at using resources
- suboptimalBelow the ideal standard
- underperformingDoing worse than expected
- unoptimizedNot made most effective
wasteful · mismanaged · disorganized · unsystematic · impractical · futile · unavailing · unprofitable
Lacking in speed
- laggingFailing to keep pace
- sluggishSlow and inactive
- lethargicLacking energy or alertness
- torpidInactive and slow
listless · languid · inactive · stagnant · dawdling · tardy · trailing · behind
ineffective
Lacking power to achieve
- inefficientPoor at using resources
- suboptimalBelow the ideal standard
- underperformingDoing worse than expected
unoptimized · wasteful · mismanaged · disorganized · unsystematic · impractical · futile · unavailing · unprofitable · purposeless
slow
Lacking in speed
torpid · listless · languid · inactive · stagnant · dawdling · tardy · trailing · behind · delayed
unfruitful
Failing to produce results
unyielding · fallow · infertile · unprolific · dry · meager · sparse · thin · scant · poor
underproductiveproductive
Generating useful output
overproductive · hyperproductive · efficient · prolific · industrious
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