constructive
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development
constructive criticism
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Sense 2 adjective
emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good
constructive criticism
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | positive |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | destructive |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | constructiveness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | creative |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | shaping |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | formative |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | inferential |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | reconstructive |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | structural |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | constructiveness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | positive |