Meaning & use
unconducive
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Not helpful or favorable to producing a particular outcome.
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The noisy open-plan office was unconducive to concentration.
Cold, wet weather is unconducive to a successful outdoor wedding.
A note on using this word
Almost always followed by 'to,' as in 'unconducive to [something],' in formal or academic writing.
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unfavorableunhelpful
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