Adjective
- 1. productive (vs. unproductive), amentiferous, amentaceous, arable, cultivable, cultivatable, tillable, fecund, fertile, prolific, fur-bearing, nut-bearing, oil-bearing, rich, creative#1, originative, fertile, fruitful, profitable, successful
- usage: producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration"
- 2. generative (vs. consumptive), productive
- usage: having the ability to produce or originate; "generative power"; "generative forces"
- 3. productive, successful (vs. unsuccessful)
- usage: yielding positive results
- 4. fat, fertile, productive, rich, fruitful (vs. unfruitful)
- usage: marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"
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