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Sense: Adjective: productive - persons
Synonyms:
productive, effective Collocations, capable Collocations, skillful Collocations, skilful (UK), talented Collocations, skilled Collocations, competent Collocations, good Collocations, accomplished Collocations, active Collocations, businesslike, energetic Collocations, qualified Collocations, expert Collocations, experienced Collocations, practiced, practised (mainly UK), clever Collocations, adapted, deft, able Collocations, apt, handy Collocations, proficient Collocations, adept, up to scratch, well-qualified, well-suited, workmanlike, drilled, exercised, practical Collocations, potent, dynamic Collocations, decisive Collocations, shrewd Collocations, high-powered, masterful, familiar Collocations
Antonyms:
inefficient, unproductive, incompetent, ineffectual, useless Collocations, ineffective, slow Collocations, sluggish Collocations, lazy Collocations, unskilled, idle Collocations
Sense: Adjective: effective or practical
Synonyms:
effective Collocations, cost-effective, economical Collocations, practical Collocations, unwasteful, suitable Collocations, useful Collocations, functional Collocations, handy Collocations, valuable Collocations, expedient, well-designed, streamlined, cost-saving, time-saving, labor-saving, labour-saving (UK), effectual, profitable Collocations, serviceable, suited Collocations, conducive Collocations
Antonyms:
inefficient, ineffective, ineffectual, useless Collocations, wasteful


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