Antonyms of adj nonproductive

1 sense of nonproductive

Sense 1
nonproductive -- (not directly productive; "nonproductive labor")

INDIRECT (VIA unproductive) -> productive -- (producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration")

Similarity of adj nonproductive

1 sense of nonproductive

Sense 1
nonproductive -- (not directly productive; "nonproductive labor")
       => unproductive (vs. productive) -- (not producing or capable of producing; "elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries")