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Discover LudwigThe phrase "as counterproductive" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an action or approach that has the opposite effect of what was intended, often hindering progress or success.
Example: "While the new policy aimed to improve efficiency, it turned out to be as counterproductive as the previous one."
Alternatives: "as detrimental" or "as ineffective".
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But as states and municipalities start spending stimulus money, the idea is starting to look as counterproductive as it should have looked from the beginning.
Mr Fico countered by blasting the EU sanctions as counterproductive.
The blockade of Gaza is shameful as well as counterproductive.
That strikes me as counterproductive for the whole initiative".
All of them assailed the chamber's climate policy as counterproductive.
He also defended Europe's emphasis on austerity economics, which the Obama administration views as counterproductive.
Axel Weber, the president of Germany's Bundesbank, described such discussion as counterproductive.
Disney has long decried gambling as counterproductive to Florida's theme park tourism.
The F.B.I. agents viewed torture as counterproductive, unreliable, immoral, and legally indefensible.
Kate Burton's relentlessly self-absorbed air on Broadway is as counterproductive.
His interference was seen as counterproductive and SFR went to Numericable.
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