counterproductive

1. 1.

   tending to hinder the achievement of a goal

   Similarharmful

Questions about counterproductive

What does counterproductive mean?

counterproductive means "tending to hinder the achievement of a goal".

How many syllables are in counterproductive?

counterproductive has 5 syllables: coun-ter-pro-duc-tive. The stress falls on "coun". In IPA it is /ˈkaʊntɚpɹəˌdʌktɪv/.

Is counterproductive a common word?

counterproductive is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with counterproductive?

8 words rhyme with counterproductive. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.