uneconomically

In wasteful fashion

In a way that wastes money or resources, or that fails to generate profit: The factory was operating uneconomically and had to close.

The word describes actions or methods that don't make financial sense, whether from inefficiency, poor planning, or unfavorable conditions: Farms in the region were producing grain uneconomically.

costly

expensively

At great cost

inflated · steeply · wastefully · extravagantly · inefficiently · unprofitably · ruinously · unsustainably · excessively · dearly

inefficient

wastefully

With unnecessary excess

redundantly · haphazardly · unsystematically · sluggishly · suboptimally · impractically · needlessly · superfluously · bureaucratically · operationally

impractical

unfeasibly

Beyond realistic achievement

imprudently · foolishly · shortsightedly · untenable · illogically · irrationally · strategically · commercially · operationally · structurally

wasteful

profligately

With reckless extravagance

excessively · frivolously · unnecessarily · prodigally · unsustainably · overconsumption · overproduction · misallocation · environmentally

Opposites
efficiency and resource use

uneconomicallyefficiently

With optimal resource use

economically · frugally · thriftily · sparingly · resourcefully

financial viability

uneconomicallyprofitably

With monetary benefit

lucratively · gainfully · remuneratively · viably · commercially

Family

uneconomical

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G