12
unfertile(adjective, empty, young, impotent, sterile)
10
idle(adjective, weak, stupid, inadequate, limited)
9
childless(adjective, infertile)
9
inefficacious(adjective, inadequate, feeble, useless, trivial)
9
poor(adjective, weak, slight, thin, base)
7
empty(adjective, poor, base, inferior, insignificant)
7
dead(adjective, dull, bleak, late, barren)
7
fallow(adjective, inactive, unproductiveness)
7
infecund(adjective, weak, clean, empty, bleak)
7
trivial(adjective, poor, base, stupid, inferior)
7
unrewarding(adjective, flat, useless, wasted, ineffective)
6
arid(adjective, clean, useless, empty, bleak)
6
inadequate(adjective, weak, slight, poor, thin)
6
inefficient(adjective, weak, slow, inadequate, limited)
6
lean(adjective, thin, spare, bare, slim)
6
nonproductive
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desert(adjective, clean, empty, bleak, uncultivated)
5
dry(weak, poor, empty, bleak, insufficient)
5
effete(adjective, weak, clean, empty, bleak)
5
hopeless(adjective, stupid, idle, useless, trivial)
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