Arable and Unproductive

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Arable adjective - (of farmland) capable of being farmed productively.

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Unproductive is an antonym for arable.

Unproductive adjective - Producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation.

Usage example: crop rotation had prevented the farmland from becoming unproductive

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Arable is an antonym for unproductive.

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