| ADJECTIVE | all | constructive | constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | constructive | emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good |
| Sounds | kahnstrah'ktihv | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... | |
| Meaning | Constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development. | |
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| Narrower | creative | Promoting construction or creation |
| 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. |
| Opposite | destructive | Causing destruction or much damage / damage |
| Spanish | constructivo | |
| Catalan | constructiu | |
| Nouns | constructiveness | the quality of serving to build or improve |
| Adverbs | constructively | in a constructive manner |
| Meaning | emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "constructive criticism" | |
| Broader | positive | Characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc. |
| Spanish | constructiva, constructivo | |
| Catalan | constructiu | |
| Nouns | constructiveness | the quality of serving to build or improve |
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