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counterproductive

adjective as in counteractive

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Critics said the move was politicized and counterproductive and fear future program cuts.

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Last week he was compelled to roll back duties on more than 200 agricultural products, including coffee and beef, because they were proving counterproductive.

Many of the Administration’s actions such as investigating meat packers are counterproductive.

What's more, according to Ms York, the tariff refunds might end up being counterproductive by driving up prices as more money is pushed into the American economy.

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Eisman was now about to become noticeably more negatively disposed, in ways that, from the point of view of his employer, were financially counterproductive.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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