Idle and Nonproductive

Idle

Idle adjective - Not being in a state of use, activity, or employment.

Nonproductive and idle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nonproductive" instead an adjective "Idle".

Nearby Words: idled, idleness, idler, idling, idly

Nonproductive

Nonproductive adjective - Not directly productive.
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Idle and nonproductive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Idle" instead an adjective "Nonproductive".
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