Words similar to counterproductive

Example sentences for: counterproductive

How can you use “counterproductive” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Since citizens legally carrying firearms make those areas safer, firearms restrictions are counterproductive.
What is “counterproductive” is the notion that speakers of a language have to recognize semantic change: they don't “recognize” it, they create it.
Madison Avenue propaganda is counterproductive.
The resulting deposition seems legally and politically counterproductive.
Penalties create even more resentment, and are generally counterproductive.