How to Use counterproductive in a Sentence

counterproductive

adjective

• His uncontrollable anger is very counterproductive to his attempt at saving his marriage.
• Blackstock said the two-case rule is counterproductive on that front.
  — Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 2 Apr. 2021
• Some argue that pulling out of Georgia would be counterproductive to the cause and harm workers.
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2021
• In fact, focusing too much on the numbers can be counterproductive.
  — Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 7 Apr. 2021
• Some argue that pulling out of Georgia would be counterproductive and hurt workers.
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2021
• Spending hours lying in bed when unable to sleep is often counterproductive.
  — Lauren Corona, chicagotribune.com, 29 Mar. 2021
• In other words, entrepreneurs will still have to do everything, but like everyone else, doing it all at once is counterproductive.
  — Nish Acharya, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2021
• Bolsonaro also said locking down would be counterproductive, as people would be more vulnerable to the virus.
  — CNN, 7 Apr. 2021
• While some say a tax hike would be counterproductive, most local leaders and emergency responders say the tax will be essential for keeping the city safe.
  — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
• But if our goal had been to marry the noodles with sauce—say red pesto or brown butter or cream and peas or oil sizzled with garlic and anchovies—that rinse would have been highly counterproductive.
  — Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 17 Mar. 2021
• Studies show that monetary incentives can crowd out pro-social motivations in ways that prove counterproductive.
  — The Economist, 20 Mar. 2021
• Emphasizing big hits can also be counterproductive because sometimes games that start small can turn into massive successes.
  — Jason Schreier, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2021
• And in any case, use of highly hazardous pesticides can build dependence and ultimately become counterproductive.
  — Christine Ro, Forbes, 4 Apr. 2021
• The use of a last name could even be counterproductive.
  — Maya Davis, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024
• Wulfeck said many of the changes would be counterproductive.
  — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2022
• In fact, trying to suck the venom out of a snake bite is counterproductive.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024
• The guys that are rehabbing are on their own right now, which to me seems very counterproductive here.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2022
• But a campaign to change the language of disease, based on the urge to do something, could be counterproductive.
  — Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2022
• And her presence won’t help, and could be counterproductive, in red states.
  — Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2021
• A lot of people may see hair trimming as counterproductive when trying to gain length, but Afro hair needs to be trimmed.
  — Sheilla Mamona, Glamour, 8 Aug. 2022
• And in many ways, the tariffs that that Trump imposed on China were counterproductive.
  — CBS News, 28 July 2021
• But that came to be seen as tainted by racial bias and counterproductive because drug use is treatable.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Feb. 2022
• This is counterproductive as these complex products need a great deal of capital to cross the chasm.
  — Susan Akbarpour, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021
• Adding stuff that will eat up even more of that precious resource seems counterproductive.
  — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 July 2021
• This is just how the hackers like it and is proving to be a counterproductive decision in hindsight.
  — Edward Segal, Forbes, 31 May 2021
• Adding a stack of non-premium prospects could be counterproductive as Houston looks to turn the corner into the next phase of its rebuild.
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 31 Jan. 2023
• Emefiele is known in Nigeria for his dogged defense of the naira, sometimes to counterproductive ends.
  — Alexander Onukwue, Quartz, 30 Sep. 2021
• The result is constant guilt about our choices and that is counterproductive.
  — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2022
• Still, experts agree that waiting to time the market can be counterproductive.
  — Alexis Christoforous, ABC News, 10 Feb. 2023
• Both factions reliably seek to advance Republican interests and causes, but one faction sometimes favors tactics the other believes to be counterproductive.
  — Ian Millhiser, Vox, 25 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024