Meaning | Constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development. |
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Examples | - "constructive criticism"
- "a constructive attitude"
- "a constructive philosophy"
- "constructive permission"
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Narrower | creative | Promoting construction or creation |
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formative, shaping, plastic | forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning |
formative | capable of forming new cells and tissues |
inferential | Based on interpretation |
reconstructive, rehabilitative | Helping to restore to good condition / condition |
structural | concerned with systematic structure in a particular field of study |
See also | positive | Characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc. |
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Opposite | destructive | Causing destruction or much damage / damage |
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Spanish | constructivo |
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Catalan | constructiu |
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Nouns | constructiveness | the quality of serving to build or improve |
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Adverbs | constructively | in a constructive manner |
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